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Wednesday, May 6, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 2 after the first quarter and won 108–102.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Sixers102
Knicks108
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +6
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Wolves95
Spurs133
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +35; Q4 SAS +38
On this day · 2024–25May 6, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Cavs-Pacers), 48 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Sixers-Knicks

New York beats Philadelphia by 6, moves within two of advancing

OG Anunoby goes for 24 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1-1+6NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers33292812102
Knicks31302819108
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 28, 29, 26, 19, 39, 17, 35, 26NYK26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 18, 14, 29, 22, 17, 29, 18, 24NYK24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25, 30, 30, 13, 26PHI26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 19, 18, 16, 16, 23, 13, 17, 19PHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wolves-Spurs · R2 · G2

San Antonio controls Minnesota start to finish

San Antonio won 133–95, leading by as many as 38 at a break. Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Spurs
G1 · @ SASMIN104–102G2 · @ SASSAS133–95
Lead changes
Sixers-Knicks25
Wolves-Spurs4
The night in charts
Wolves-Spurs combined for 228, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SpursWolves 95, Spurs 133
228
Sixers-KnicksSixers 102, Knicks 108
210
NYK won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Sixers-KnicksSixers 102, Knicks 108
+6 NYK
Wolves-SpursWolves 95, Spurs 133
+38 SAS
Mikal Bridges shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mikal BridgesNYK · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
CastleSAS · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
McDanielsMIN · 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
OGNYK · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
53% (9-17)
OubrePHI · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 102Knicks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers33292812102
Knicks31302819108
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 20 points and 10 rebounds carried New York past Philadelphia, 108-102

For Philadelphia, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 6-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 19-12.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2−1−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 95Spurs 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1718283295
Spurs24353935133
The story
Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 15 rebounds as San Antonio beat Minnesota 133-95

Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 35-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
400 +7+24+35+38 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.6Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.6 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 26

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25, 30, 30, 13, 26Sixers-Knicks · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 28, 29, 26, 19, 39, 17, 35, 26Knicks-Sixers · W
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 18, 14, 29, 22, 17, 29, 18, 24Knicks-Sixers · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 10, 17, 18, 33, 16, 15, 17, 21Spurs-Wolves · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 25, 18, 21, 20, 16, 12, 17, 20Knicks-Sixers · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 41, 34, 17, 40, 35, 5, 27, 17, 11, 19Spurs-Wolves · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST