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Friday, April 24, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed POR by 6 at halftime and won 120–108.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics108
Sixers100
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +8
Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers112
Rockets108
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +4
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs120
Blazers108
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +12
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Spurs-Blazers

Stephon Castle scores 33 as San Antonio wins in Portland

Alperen Sengun goes for 33 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6+1+12SAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs27322932120
Blazers29362221108
Who led
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 15, 20, 20, 19, 10, 17, 18, 33SAS33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dylan HarperPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 12, 17, 13, 13, 9, 6, 10, 27SAS27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 19, 13, 9, 23, 21, 9, 16, 29POR29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Scoot HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 18, 20, 9, 15, 9, 18, 31, 21POR21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Sixers8
Lakers-Rockets8
The night in charts
Spurs-Blazers combined for 228, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 120, Blazers 108
228
Lakers-RocketsLakers 112, Rockets 108 · OT
220
Celtics-SixersCeltics 108, Sixers 100
208
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 112, Rockets 108 · OT
+4 LAL
Celtics-SixersCeltics 108, Sixers 100
+8 BOS
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 120, Blazers 108
+12 SAS
Harper shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarperSAS · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
JruePOR · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
67% (12-18)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
57% (8-14)
HachimuraLAL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
56% (9-16)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 112Rockets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers3924172111112
Rockets322023267108
The story
LeBron James had 29 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Houston 112-108 in OT

Reed Sheppard led Houston with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 10-22 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 39-32, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+11+50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 108Sixers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29252529108
Sixers24232726100
The story
Boston beat Philadelphia 108-100 behind 25 points from Jaylen Brown

VJ Edgecombe paced Philadelphia: 10 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+7+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyrese Maxey topped the game at 55.3 FPTS: 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 120Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs27322932120
Blazers29362221108
The story
Dylan Harper's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Portland, 120-108

For Portland, Deni Avdija had 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-21, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2−6+1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday was the fantasy play: 56.2 FPTS on 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 14 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg1.0Last 2 playoff games

1.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Rockets · R1 · G3

Lakers go up 3–0 on Houston

Game 3 went to the Lakers, 112–108. LeBron James led Lakers with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Rockets
G1 · @ LALLAL107–98G2 · @ LALLAL101–94G3 · @ HOULAL112–108
Top performances

Alperen Sengun leads the day with 33

Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 19, 24, 12, 8, 22, 19, 20, 33Rockets-Lakers · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 15, 20, 20, 19, 10, 17, 18, 33Spurs-Blazers · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 15, 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31Sixers-Celtics · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 13, 30, 26, 28, 18, 19, 28, 29Lakers-Rockets · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 19, 13, 9, 23, 21, 9, 16, 29Blazers-Spurs · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dylan HarperPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 12, 17, 13, 13, 9, 6, 10, 27Spurs-Blazers · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date
Career high27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST