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Thursday, April 30, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 3 after the first quarter and won 106–93.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Knicks140
Hawks89
Q1 NYK +25; Q2 NYK +47; Q3 NYK +53; Q4 NYK +51
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Celtics93
Sixers106
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +13
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Nuggets98
Wolves110
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +12
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Celtics-Sixers

Philadelphia evens the series with Boston at 3–3

Jaden McDaniels goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+9+19+13PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2326143093
Sixers20382424106
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25, 30PHI30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 11, 16, 17, 19, 18, 16, 16, 23PHI23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 35, 23, 26, 36, 25, 20, 22, 18BOS18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 23, 24, 25, 19, 25, 30, 24, 17BOS17 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves · R1 · G6

Minnesota closes out Denver in six

Minnesota won Game 6, 110–98, to take the first round series 4–2. Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Wolves
G1 · @ DENDEN116–105G2 · @ DENMIN119–114G3 · @ MINMIN113–96G4 · @ MINMIN112–96G5 · @ DENDEN125–113G6 · @ MINMIN110–98
Lead changes
Nuggets-Wolves9
Celtics-Sixers8
Knicks-Hawks2
The night in charts
Knicks-Hawks combined for 229, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HawksKnicks 140, Hawks 89
229
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 98, Wolves 110
208
Celtics-SixersCeltics 93, Sixers 106
199
MIN won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 98, Wolves 110
+12 MIN
Celtics-SixersCeltics 93, Sixers 106
+13 PHI
Knicks-HawksKnicks 140, Hawks 89
+51 NYK
PHI rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-SixersPHI won · Celtics 93, Sixers 106
3 pts
Nuggets-WolvesMIN won · Nuggets 98, Wolves 110
1 pt
Mikal Bridges shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mikal BridgesNYK · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
OGNYK · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
HartNYK · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
JokicDEN · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
OubrePHI · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 98Wolves 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3020242498
Wolves29282528110
The story
Terrence Shannon Jr.'s 24 points carried Minnesota past Denver, 110-98

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 28-20.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1+7+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 93Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2326143093
Sixers20382424106
The story
Philadelphia beat Boston 106-93 behind 30 points from Tyrese Maxey

Jayson Tatum paced Boston: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 11-22 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-26 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3+9+19+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 140Hawks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks40433423140
Hawks1521282589
The story
OG Anunoby had 29 points as New York beat Atlanta 140-89

Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 11-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 40-15, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
600 +25+47+53+51 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.6Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.6 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 24 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 31.7 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 32 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jaden McDaniels leads the day with 32

Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 18, 16, 16, 14, 20, 12, 13, 32Wolves-Nuggets · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25, 30Sixers-Celtics · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 13, 2, 18, 14, 29, 22, 17, 29Knicks-Hawks · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 35, 14, 23, 25, 24, 27, 24, 27, 28Nuggets-Wolves · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 17, 18, 12, 13, 6, 9, 18, 27Nuggets-Wolves · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 13, 0, 11, 10, 0, 8, 7, 24Knicks-Hawks · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST