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Sunday, April 28, 2024Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 97–92.

Final · R1 · G4
NYK97
PHI92
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +5
Final · R1 · G4
LAC116
DAL111
Q1 LAC +23; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +5
Final · R1 · G4
MIL113
IND126
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +13
Final · R1 · G4
MIN122
PHX116
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +6
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 · 2022–23Apr 28, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: D'Angelo Russell (LAL vs MEM), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · NYK @ PHI

Jalen Brunson scores 47 as New York beats Philadelphia

New York won 97–92. Jalen Brunson: 47 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists. First round series: New York 3, Philadelphia 1.

Game flow · NYK 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2+1+5NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK1730302097
PHI2722271692
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 43, 45, 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39, 47NYK47 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 24, 12, 15, 11, 11, 10, 17, 16NYK16 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 30, 37, 32, 23, 29, 34, 50, 27PHI27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 7, 52, 28, 26, 19, 33, 35, 25, 23PHI23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · MIN @ PHX · R1 · G4

Minnesota closes out Phoenix in four

Minnesota won Game 4, 122–116, to take the first round series 4–0. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs PHX
G1 · @ MINMIN120–95G2 · @ MINMIN105–93G3 · @ PHXMIN126–109G4 · @ PHXMIN122–116Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.1Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.1 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 49

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: 13, 25, 12, 37, 21, 23, 18, 20, 23, 49PHX vs MIN · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +28.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 12, 1997: 50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
49 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 43, 45, 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39, 47NYK @ PHI · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Nov 24, 2006: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
47 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 51, 25, 14, 13, 33, 15, 36, 40MIN @ PHX · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nick Anderson ORL, Apr 30, 1999: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 26, 48, 18, 25, 31, 23, 21, 40DAL vs LAC · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Anthony Peeler VAN, Feb 4, 1997: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 21, 24, 28, 15, 31, 18, 25, 33PHX vs MIN · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 14, 39, 23, 10, 22, 22, 7, 33LAC @ DAL · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST