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Sunday, May 7, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DEN by 2 after the first quarter and won 129–124.

Final · OT · R2 · G4
BOS115
PHI116
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +1
Final · R2 · G4
DEN124
PHX129
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +6; 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 · 2021–22May 7, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL vs BOS), 42 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · DEN @ PHX

D-Book pours in 36, Phoenix beats Denver

Devin Booker finished with 36 points in a 129–124 win. Conference semifinals series: Phoenix 2, Denver 2. Nikola Jokic scored 53 for Denver in the loss.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+2+6+5PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN34273132124
PHX32313531129
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 38, 45, 30, 47, 27, 35, 47, 36PHX36 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 25, 28, 31, 31, 29, 24, 39, 36PHX36 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 27, 20, 43, 28, 24, 39, 30, 53DEN53 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 40, 18, 19, 35, 34, 10, 32, 28DEN28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · BOS @ PHI · R2 · G4

Philadelphia evens the series with Boston at 2–2

Philadelphia won Game 4, 116–115, in the conference semifinals. James Harden led Philadelphia with 42 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs PHI
G1 · @ BOSPHI119–115G2 · @ BOSBOS121–87G3 · @ PHIBOS114–102G4 · @ PHIPHI116–115Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+16.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.5Reg. season avg40.7Last 3 playoff games

40.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 53 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 32.9 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 53

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 27, 20, 43, 28, 24, 39, 30, 53DEN @ PHX · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · +25.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Stephen Curry GSW, Oct 31, 2015: 53 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Career high53 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 23, 8, 21, 17, 45, 12, 16, 42PHI vs BOS · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +21.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 15, 2006: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 38, 45, 30, 47, 27, 35, 47, 36PHX vs DEN · W
36.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 25, 28, 31, 31, 29, 24, 39, 36PHX vs DEN · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 52, 21, 26, 20, 14, 15, 30, 34PHI vs BOS · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 40, 18, 19, 35, 34, 10, 32, 28DEN @ PHX · L
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST