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Saturday, April 25, 2026Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DEN by 4 at halftime and won 112–96.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pistons105
Magic113
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +8
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Thunder121
Suns109
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +12
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Knicks114
Hawks98
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +16
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets96
Wolves112
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +16
On this day · 2024–25Apr 25, 2025: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Wolves), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Nuggets-Wolves

Ayo Dosunmu scores 43 as Minnesota beats Denver

Paolo Banchero goes for 25 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-4+4+16MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2331241896
Wolves22283230112
Who led
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 19, 12, 24, 15, 14, 9, 25, 43MIN43 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 12, 6, 17, 15, 5, 11, 5, 17MIN17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 37, 15, 20, 26, 30, 30, 16, 30DEN30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 40, 35, 14, 23, 25, 24, 27, 24DEN24 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Magic12
Nuggets-Wolves10
Thunder-Suns6
Knicks-Hawks4
The night in charts
Thunder-Suns combined for 230, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-SunsThunder 121, Suns 109
230
Pistons-MagicPistons 105, Magic 113
218
Knicks-HawksKnicks 114, Hawks 98
212
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 96, Wolves 112
208
ORL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Pistons-MagicPistons 105, Magic 113
+8 ORL
Thunder-SunsThunder 121, Suns 109
+12 OKC
Knicks-HawksKnicks 114, Hawks 98
+16 NYK
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 96, Wolves 112
+16 MIN
SGA shot 15-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SGAOKC · 42 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
83% (15-18)
DosunmuMIN · 43 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
Ausar ThompsonDET · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
KATNYK · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
OGNYK · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 121Suns 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder33292534121
Suns28252630109
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 42 points and 8 assists carried Oklahoma City past Phoenix, 121-109

For Phoenix, Jalen Green had 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 42 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 15-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-28, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+9+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 96Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2331241896
Wolves22283230112
The story
Naz Reid had 17 points as Minnesota beat Denver 112-96

Jamal Murray led Denver with 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the fourth 30-18, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1−4+4+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic led the game in fantasy with 63.5 FPTS (24 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST)

Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 114Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27312828114
Hawks2024213398
The story
New York beat Atlanta 114-98 behind a 20-10-10 triple-double from Karl-Anthony Towns

Onyeka Okongwu paced Atlanta: 12 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 6-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +7+14+21+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 43 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg3.0Last 2 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Magic · R1 · G3

Orlando beats Detroit, 113–105

Orlando led 87–79 after three and won by 8. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Magic
G1 · @ DETORL112–101G2 · @ DETDET98–83G3 · @ ORLORL113–105
Top performances

Ayo Dosunmu leads the day with 43

Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 19, 12, 24, 15, 14, 9, 25, 43Wolves-Nuggets · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +27.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 10, 1998: 43 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Career high43 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 47, 28, 20, 25, 20, 25, 37, 42Thunder-Suns · W
34.7 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Ricky Davis CLE, Dec 13, 2002: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 10, 28, 12, 20, 13, 18, 30, 33Suns-Thunder · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 37, 15, 20, 26, 30, 30, 16, 30Nuggets-Wolves · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39, 27, 27Pistons-Magic · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 25, 15, 0, 35, 36, 17, 21, 26Suns-Thunder · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST