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Tuesday, April 21, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sixers trailed Celtics by 3 after the first quarter and won 111–97.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Sixers111
Celtics97
Q1 Sixers -3; Q2 Sixers +8; Q3 Sixers +7; Q4 Sixers +14
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers106
Spurs103
Q1 Blazers -1; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 Blazers -1; Q4 Blazers +3
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Rockets94
Lakers101
Q1 Lakers +7; Q2 Lakers +3; Q3 Lakers +7; Q4 Lakers +7
On this day · 2024–25Apr 21, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Clippers-Nuggets), 39 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Sixers-Celtics

VJ Edgecombe posts 30 and 10 as Philadelphia beats Boston

Alperen Sengun goes for 20 points

Game flow · Sixers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+8+7+14Sixers AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25372227111
Celtics2826232097
Who led
VJ EdgecombePoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 19, 14, 20, 16, 9, 19, 13, 30Sixers30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 23, 15, 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29Sixers29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 29, 43, 26, 26, 35, 23, 26, 36Celtics36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 32, 25, 23, 23, 23, 24, 25, 19Celtics19 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Spurs9
Sixers-Celtics7
Rockets-Lakers7
The night in charts
Blazers-Spurs combined for 209, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SpursBlazers 106, Spurs 103
209
Sixers-CelticsSixers 111, Celtics 97
208
Rockets-LakersRockets 94, Lakers 101
195
Blazers won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Blazers-SpursBlazers 106, Spurs 103
+3 Blazers
Rockets-LakersRockets 94, Lakers 101
+7 Lakers
Sixers-CelticsSixers 111, Celtics 97
+14 Sixers
Sixers rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-CelticsSixers won · Sixers 111, Celtics 97
3 pts
Blazers-SpursBlazers won · Blazers 106, Spurs 103
1 pt
Henderson shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HendersonBlazers · 31 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
SmartLakers · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
KennardLakers · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
EdgecombeSixers · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
Amen ThompsonRockets · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 106Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers27302227106
Spurs28292323103
The story
Scoot Henderson had 31 points as Portland beat San Antonio 106-103

Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 1 REB · 11-17 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 27-23.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −10−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Devin Vassell led the game in fantasy with 44.4 FPTS (16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 94Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2625172694
Lakers33212126101
The story
Los Angeles beat Houston 101-94 behind 25 points from Marcus Smart

Amen Thompson paced Houston: 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB · 8-13 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +7+3+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 111Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25372227111
Celtics2826232097
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 29 points and 9 assists carried Philadelphia past Boston, 111-97

For Boston, Jayson Tatum had 19 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST 29 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 11-28 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 37-26.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −3+8+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg25.0Last 2 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 23 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg5.0Last 2 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Spurs · R1 · G2

Portland pulls level with San Antonio

Game 2 to Portland, 106–103. The first round series is tied 1–1. Scoot Henderson led Portland with 31 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Spurs
G1 · @ SpursSpurs111–98G2 · @ SpursBlazers106–103
Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 36

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 29, 43, 26, 26, 35, 23, 26, 36Celtics-Sixers · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Scoot HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 14, 18, 20, 9, 15, 9, 18, 31Blazers-Spurs · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
VJ EdgecombePoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 19, 14, 20, 16, 9, 19, 13, 30Sixers-Celtics · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 23, 15, 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29Sixers-Celtics · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 14, 13, 30, 26, 28, 18, 19, 28Lakers-Rockets · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 11, 5, 13, 2, 6, 5, 15, 25Lakers-Rockets · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST