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Sunday, April 19, 2026Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Sixers91
Celtics123
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +24; Q4 BOS +32
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Suns84
Thunder119
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +21; Q3 OKC +31; Q4 OKC +35
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Magic112
Pistons101
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +11
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers98
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +13
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Magic-Pistons

Orlando takes Game 1, leads Detroit 1–0

Deni Avdija goes for 30 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+4+7+11ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic35202631112
Pistons27242327101
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 23, 31, 20, 14, 23, 18, 25, 23ORL23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 18, 11, 17, 25, 20, 12, 18, 19ORL19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 8, 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39DET39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 18, 12, 2, 19, 10, 8, 24, 17DET17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Blazers-Spurs · R1 · G1

San Antonio keeps Portland at arm's length

The Trail Blazers never led at a quarter break. San Antonio won by 13. Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Blazers-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS111–98
Lead changes
Blazers-Spurs6
Suns-Thunder1
Sixers-Celtics0
Magic-Pistons0
The night in charts
Sixers-Celtics combined for 214, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-CelticsSixers 91, Celtics 123
214
Magic-PistonsMagic 112, Pistons 101
213
Blazers-SpursBlazers 98, Spurs 111
209
Suns-ThunderSuns 84, Thunder 119
203
ORL won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 112, Pistons 101
+11 ORL
Blazers-SpursBlazers 98, Spurs 111
+13 SAS
Sixers-CelticsSixers 91, Celtics 123
+32 BOS
Suns-ThunderSuns 84, Thunder 119
+35 OKC
Henderson shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HendersonPOR · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
WembySAS · 35 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
62% (13-21)
J-DubOKC · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
AvdijaPOR · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
WagnerORL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 112Pistons 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic35202631112
Pistons27242327101
The story
Orlando beat Detroit 112-101 behind 23 points from Paolo Banchero

Tobias Harris paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +8+4+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 98Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2128232698
Spurs30292824111
The story
Victor Wembanyama had 35 points as San Antonio beat Portland 111-98

Jrue Holiday led Portland with 11 AST, 9 PTS, 4 REB 35 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 13-21 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9+10+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 91Celtics 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1828252091
Celtics33313128123
The story
Jayson Tatum's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Boston past Philadelphia, 123-91

For Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey had 21 PTS, 8 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-18, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +15+18+24+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg39Today

39 points today in 40 minutes, against 23.9 a game in the regular season (64 games).

Stepped-up role
+8.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−13.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg5Today

5 points today in 19 minutes, against 18.6 a game in the regular season (57 games).

Top performances

Cade Cunningham leads the day with 39

Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 8, 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39Pistons-Magic · L
39.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 19, 23, 41, 41, 34, 17, 40, 35Spurs-Blazers · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 28, 26, 26, 29, 35, 25, 41, 30Blazers-Spurs · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 31, 29, 43, 26, 26, 35, 23, 26Celtics-Sixers · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 26, 32, 25, 23, 23, 23, 24, 25Celtics-Sixers · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 25, 30, 47, 28, 20, 25, 20, 25Thunder-Suns · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST