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Monday, April 27, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed DET by 1 after the first quarter and won 94–88.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pistons88
Magic94
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +6
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Thunder131
Suns122
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +9
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Wolves113
Nuggets125
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +12
On this day · 2024–25Apr 27, 2025: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Lakers), 43 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Pistons-Magic

Orlando gets past Detroit

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+2+6+6ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2725171988
Magic2628211994
Who led
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 2, 8, 34, 13, 17, 12, 25, 22ORL22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 25, 20, 12, 18, 19, 12, 17, 19ORL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39, 27, 27, 25DET25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 19, 10, 8, 24, 17, 16, 23, 20DET20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Thunder-Suns · R1 · G4

OKC never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 131–122. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Suns
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–84G2 · @ OKCOKC120–107G3 · @ PHXOKC121–109G4 · @ PHXOKC131–122
Lead changes
Thunder-Suns9
Pistons-Magic8
Wolves-Nuggets3
The night in charts
Thunder-Suns combined for 253, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-SunsThunder 131, Suns 122
253
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 113, Nuggets 125
238
Pistons-MagicPistons 88, Magic 94
182
ORL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pistons-MagicPistons 88, Magic 94
+6 ORL
Thunder-SunsThunder 131, Suns 122
+9 OKC
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 113, Nuggets 125
+12 DEN
Cameron Johnson shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Cameron JohnsonDEN · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
JokicDEN · 27 PTS, 16 AST, 12 REB, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
ShannonMIN · 15 PTS, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
SGAOKC · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
GillespiePHX · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 88Magic 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2725171988
Magic2628211994
The story
Franz Wagner's 19 points carried Orlando past Detroit, 94-88

For Detroit, Tobias Harris had 20 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 21-17, was where the Magic built it.

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

Cade Cunningham was the fantasy play: 44.3 FPTS on 25 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 131Suns 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder37383125131
Suns33343124122
The story
Oklahoma City beat Phoenix 131-122 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Chet Holmgren

Jalen Green paced Phoenix: 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-33 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+8+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 113Nuggets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29222438113
Nuggets34263728125
The story
Jamal Murray had 24 points as Denver beat Minnesota 125-113

Julius Randle led Minnesota with 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 9-23 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 37-24, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +5+9+22+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 31

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 47, 28, 20, 25, 20, 25, 37, 42, 31Thunder-Suns · W
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 40, 35, 14, 23, 25, 24, 27, 24, 27Nuggets-Wolves · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Eric Bledsoe PHX, Dec 8, 2014: 27 PTS · 11 REB · 16 AST
27 PTS · 12 REB · 16 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 21, 26, 19, 16, 24, 15, 15, 27Wolves-Nuggets · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39, 27, 27, 25Pistons-Magic · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 7, 21, 15, 30, 16, 19, 10, 24Thunder-Suns · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 15, 20, 26, 30, 30, 16, 30, 24Nuggets-Wolves · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST