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Thursday, April 20, 2023Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BKN by 6 after three quarters and won 102–97.

Final · R1 · G3
PHI102
BKN97
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +5
Final · R1 · G3
SAC97
GSW114
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +17
Final · R1 · G3
PHX129
LAC124
Q1 PHX 0; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +5
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2021–22Apr 20, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (CHI @ MIL), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · PHI @ BKN

Philadelphia wins Game 3 over Brooklyn, 102–97

First round series: Philadelphia 3, Brooklyn 0. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+11-6+5PHI AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI32261826102
BKN2819351597
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 29, 22, 13, 29, 5, 13, 33, 25PHI25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 15, 23, 11, 20, 14, 23, 8, 21PHI21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 44, 27, 42, 30, 24, 26, 22, 30, 21, 26BKN26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 9, 17, 30, 6, 6, 14, 12, 20BKN20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · PHX @ LAC · R1 · G3

Phoenix beats Clippers, 129–124

Phoenix led 94–85 after three and won by 5. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 45 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs LAC
G1 · @ PHXLAC115–110G2 · @ PHXPHX123–109G3 · @ LACPHX129–124Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.4Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 15 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg7.0Last 2 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 8 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 28.5 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 45

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 29, 27, 22, 27, 15, 26, 38, 45PHX @ LAC · W
36.3 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Stephen Curry GSW, Jan 6, 2018: 45 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
45 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 16, 12, 27, 23, 29, 14, 12, 42LAC vs PHX · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Glenn Robinson MIL, Jan 2, 1998: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Season high42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 39, 33, 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28, 36GSW vs SAC · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 12, 36, 4, 24, 14, 20, 25, 9, 28, 30LAC vs PHX · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 16, 30, 35, 18, 29, 27, 25, 28PHX @ LAC · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 20, 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24, 26SAC @ GSW · L
29.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST