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Sunday, April 26, 2026Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed POR by 17 at halftime and won 114–93.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs89
Raptors93
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs114
Blazers93
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -17; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +21
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics128
Sixers96
Q1 BOS +16; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +32
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers96
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +19
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Spurs-Blazers

San Antonio takes Game 4, leads Portland 3–1

Victor Wembanyama goes for 27 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-170+21SAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs23183340114
Blazers2533161993
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 13, 25, 18, 24, 17, 17, 18, 28SAS28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 41, 41, 34, 17, 40, 35, 5, 27SAS27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 29, 35, 25, 41, 30, 14, 19, 26POR26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 13, 9, 23, 21, 9, 16, 29, 20POR20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Cavs-Raptors · R1 · G4

Toronto handles Cleveland by 4

The Raptors won the fourth quarter 33–31. Final: 93–89. Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Raptors
G1 · @ CLECLE126–113G2 · @ CLECLE115–105G3 · @ TORTOR126–104G4 · @ TORTOR93–89
Lead changes
Cavs-Raptors12
Spurs-Blazers9
Celtics-Sixers4
Lakers-Rockets3
The night in charts
Celtics-Sixers combined for 224, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-SixersCeltics 128, Sixers 96
224
Lakers-RocketsLakers 96, Rockets 115
211
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 114, Blazers 93
207
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 89, Raptors 93
182
TOR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 89, Raptors 93
+4 TOR
Lakers-RocketsLakers 96, Rockets 115
+19 HOU
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 114, Blazers 93
+21 SAS
Celtics-SixersCeltics 128, Sixers 96
+32 BOS
SAS erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BlazersSAS won · Spurs 114, Blazers 93
17 pts
Cavs-RaptorsTOR won · Cavs 89, Raptors 93
3 pts
Ayton shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonLAL · 19 PTS, 10 REB
75% (9-12)
EasonHOU · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
FoxSAS · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
HachimuraLAL · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 89Raptors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1719223189
Raptors1424223393
The story
Scottie Barnes' 23 points carried Toronto past Cleveland, 93-89

For Cleveland, James Harden had 19 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 24-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −3+2+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 114Blazers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs23183340114
Blazers2533161993
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 28 points as San Antonio beat Portland 114-93

Deni Avdija led Portland with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the fourth 40-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
300 −2−170+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 128Sixers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34223933128
Sixers1820362296
The story
Boston beat Philadelphia 128-96 behind 30 points and 11 assists from Jayson Tatum

Joel Embiid paced Philadelphia: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 8-16 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 34-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +16+18+21+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 15 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg1.3Last 3 playoff games

1.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Payton Pritchard leads the day with 32

Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 17, 12, 23, 21, 12, 4, 15, 32Celtics-Sixers · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +21.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 23, 23, 23, 24, 25, 19, 25, 30Celtics-Sixers · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 13, 25, 18, 24, 17, 17, 18, 28Spurs-Blazers · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 41, 41, 34, 17, 40, 35, 5, 27Spurs-Blazers · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 27, 26, 35, 29, 26, 19, 34, 26Sixers-Celtics · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 29, 35, 25, 41, 30, 14, 19, 26Blazers-Spurs · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST