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Monday, April 20, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DEN by 14 after the first quarter and won 119–114.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Raptors105
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +10
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hawks107
Knicks106
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 ATL -7; Q3 ATL -12; Q4 ATL +1
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wolves119
Nuggets114
Q1 MIN -14; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +5
On this day · 2024–25Apr 20, 2025: 4 games. Top scorer: Paolo Banchero (Magic-Celtics), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Wolves-Nuggets

Anthony Edwards scores 30, Minnesota rallies past Denver

James Harden goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-140-3+5MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25392629119
Nuggets39252921114
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 36, 42, 19, 17, 8, 22, 22, 30MIN30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 11, 24, 27, 21, 26, 19, 16, 24MIN24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 53, 31, 20, 37, 15, 20, 26, 30, 30DEN30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 25, 15, 40, 35, 14, 23, 25, 24DEN24 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Hawks-Knicks · R1 · G2

Atlanta evens the series with New York at 1–1

Atlanta won Game 2, 107–106, in the first round. CJ McCollum led Atlanta with 32 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Knicks
G1 · @ NYKNYK113–102G2 · @ NYKATL107–106
Lead changes
Wolves-Nuggets15
Hawks-Knicks3
The night in charts
Wolves-Nuggets combined for 233, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 119, Nuggets 114
233
Raptors-CavsRaptors 105, Cavs 115
220
Hawks-KnicksHawks 107, Knicks 106
213
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-KnicksHawks 107, Knicks 106
+1 ATL
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 119, Nuggets 114
+5 MIN
Raptors-CavsRaptors 105, Cavs 115
+10 CLE
MIN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NuggetsMIN won · Wolves 119, Nuggets 114
14 pts
Hawks-KnicksATL won · Hawks 107, Knicks 106
12 pts
Mobley shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MobleyCLE · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
RJTOR · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
77% (10-13)
KATNYK · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
HardenCLE · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST
64% (9-14)
Murray-BoylesTOR · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 107Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks23312528107
Knicks32293015106
The story
Jonathan Kuminga had 19 points as Atlanta beat New York 107-106

Jalen Brunson led New York with 29 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 28-15.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −9−7−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 119Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25392629119
Nuggets39252921114
The story
Julius Randle's 24 points carried Minnesota past Denver, 119-114

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 14 going into the second, then won it 39-25.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −140−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 54.5 FPTS on 24 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST

Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 105Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors19292928105
Cavs26283031115
The story
Cleveland beat Toronto 115-105 behind 30 points from Donovan Mitchell

Scottie Barnes paced Toronto: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 13-23 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7+6+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg29.0Last 2 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg13.0Last 2 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 32

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 14, 9, 25, 17, 12, 29, 26, 32Hawks-Knicks · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 53, 31, 20, 37, 15, 20, 26, 30, 30Nuggets-Wolves · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 36, 42, 19, 17, 8, 22, 22, 30Wolves-Nuggets · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 6, 34, 10, 25, 38, 31, 32, 30Cavs-Raptors · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 32, 12, 17, 30, 25, 29, 28, 29Knicks-Hawks · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 13, 17, 19, 28, 21, 20, 22, 28Cavs-Raptors · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST