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Saturday, April 22, 2023Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BKN by 8 at halftime and won 96–88.

Final · R1 · G4
PHI96
BKN88
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +8
Final · R1 · G4
PHX112
LAC100
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +12
Final · R1 · G3
MIL99
MIA121
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +22
Final · R1 · G3
MEM101
LAL111
Q1 LAL +26; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +10
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 22, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Brandon Ingram (NOP vs PHX), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · PHI @ BKN

Philadelphia closes out Brooklyn in four

Philadelphia won Game 4, 96–88, to take the first round series 4–0. Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8+3+8PHI AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI2218263096
BKN2919152588
Who led
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 13, 6, 5, 11, 21, 20, 15, 25PHI25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 23, 11, 20, 14, 23, 8, 21, 17PHI17 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 17, 30, 6, 6, 14, 12, 20, 20BKN20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nicolas ClaxtonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 14, 6, 19, 14, 5, 0, 18, 19BKN19 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+15.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.9Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 37 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg3.5Last 2 playoff games

3.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 10 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · PHX @ LAC · R1 · G4

Phoenix gets past Clippers

112–100, with Phoenix ahead 48–47 at halftime. Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs LAC
G1 · @ PHXLAC115–110G2 · @ PHXPHX123–109G3 · @ LACPHX129–124G4 · @ LACPHX112–100Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Top performances

Ja Morant 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.
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 27, 36, 10, 17, 23, 12, 18, 45MEM @ LAL · L
31.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Luka Doncic DAL, Feb 27, 2024: 45 PTS · 9 REB · 14 AST
45 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 4, 24, 14, 20, 25, 9, 28, 30, 37LAC vs PHX · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 40, 21, 17, 14, 16, 24, 22, 13, 31LAL vs MEM · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 30, 35, 18, 29, 27, 25, 28, 31PHX @ LAC · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 27, 22, 27, 15, 26, 38, 45, 30PHX @ LAC · W
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 35, 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30MIA vs MIL · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST