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Saturday, April 29, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed PHX by 1 after the first quarter and won 125–107.

Final · R2 · G1
PHX107
DEN125
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +18
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 29, 2022: 1 game. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (MIN vs MEM), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · PHX @ DEN

Jamal Murray scores 34 in Denver win over Phoenix

Final: 125–107. Jamal Murray added 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Conference semifinals series: Denver 1, Phoenix 0.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+17+13+18DEN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX32193026107
DEN31372631125
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 2, 20, 24, 40, 18, 19, 35, 34DEN34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 14, 6, 13, 27, 20, 43, 28, 24DEN24 PTS · 19 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 18, 29, 27, 25, 28, 31, 31, 29PHX29 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 27, 15, 26, 38, 45, 30, 47, 27PHX27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 34 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg3.5Last 2 playoff games

3.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 23 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 34

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.
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 2, 20, 24, 40, 18, 19, 35, 34DEN vs PHX · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 18, 29, 27, 25, 28, 31, 31, 29PHX @ DEN · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 27, 15, 26, 38, 45, 30, 47, 27PHX @ DEN · L
35.5 PPG playoffs to date · −10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 14, 6, 13, 27, 20, 43, 28, 24DEN vs PHX · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 19 REB · 5 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 13, 15, 13, 12, 14, 14, 14, 23DEN vs PHX · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 19, 16, 18, 14, 12, 15, 21, 14PHX @ DEN · L
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST