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Tuesday, April 28, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 7 at halftime and won 113–97.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Sixers113
Celtics97
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +16
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hawks97
Knicks126
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +29
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Blazers95
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +19
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Sixers-Celtics

Joel Embiid scores 33 in Philadelphia win over Boston

Jayson Tatum goes for 24 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7-1+16PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers21293528113
Celtics2334291197
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 26, 35, 29, 26, 19, 34, 26, 33PHI33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25PHI25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 23, 23, 24, 25, 19, 25, 30, 24BOS24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 43, 26, 26, 35, 23, 26, 36, 25, 20, 22BOS22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Blazers-Spurs · R1 · G5

San Antonio controls Portland start to finish

San Antonio won 114–95, leading by as many as 21 at a break. De'Aaron Fox led San Antonio with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS111–98G2 · @ SASPOR106–103G3 · @ PORSAS120–108G4 · @ PORSAS114–93G5 · @ SASSAS114–95
Lead changes
Sixers-Celtics4
Hawks-Knicks1
Blazers-Spurs0
The night in charts
Hawks-Knicks combined for 223, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-KnicksHawks 97, Knicks 126
223
Sixers-CelticsSixers 113, Celtics 97
210
Blazers-SpursBlazers 95, Spurs 114
209
PHI won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 113, Celtics 97
+16 PHI
Blazers-SpursBlazers 95, Spurs 114
+19 SAS
Hawks-KnicksHawks 97, Knicks 126
+29 NYK
Brunson shot 15-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrunsonNYK · 39 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
65% (15-23)
DanielsATL · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
OkongwuATL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
FoxSAS · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
MaxeyPHI · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 113Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers21293528113
Celtics2334291197
The story
Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Boston 113-97

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 28-11.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2−7−1+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 95Spurs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2421203095
Spurs36292128114
The story
Victor Wembanyama's 17 points and 14 rebounds carried San Antonio past Portland, 114-95

For Portland, Deni Avdija had 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 14 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 5-7 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-24, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +12+20+21+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 97Knicks 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2226242597
Knicks35292636126
The story
New York beat Atlanta 126-97 behind 16 points and 14 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

Onyeka Okongwu paced Atlanta: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 5-7 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +13+16+18+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 30.6 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 39

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 30, 25, 29, 28, 29, 26, 19, 39Knicks-Hawks · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 26, 35, 29, 26, 19, 34, 26, 33Sixers-Celtics · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25Sixers-Celtics · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 23, 23, 24, 25, 19, 25, 30, 24Celtics-Sixers · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 43, 26, 26, 35, 23, 26, 36, 25, 20, 22Celtics-Sixers · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 35, 25, 41, 30, 14, 19, 26, 22Blazers-Spurs · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST