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Thursday, May 2, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 3 at halftime and won 118–115.

Final · R1 · G6
MIL98
IND120
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +22
Final · R1 · G6
NYK118
PHI115
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK 0; Q4 NYK +3
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 · 2022–23May 2, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (LAL @ GSW), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · NYK @ PHI

Jalen Brunson goes for 41 in New York win over Philadelphia

New York won 118–115. New York wins the first round series 4–2. Joel Embiid scored 39 for Philadelphia in the loss.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14-30+3NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK36153235118
PHI22322932115
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 45, 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39, 47, 40, 41NYK41 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 14, 25, 8, 19, 5, 8, 9, 23NYK23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 32, 23, 29, 34, 50, 27, 19, 39PHI39 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 18, 6, 19, 7, 0, 2, 0, 20PHI20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIL @ IND · R1 · G6

Indiana controls Milwaukee start to finish

Indiana won 120–98, leading by as many as 22 at a break. Obi Toppin led Indiana with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs IND
G1 · @ MILMIL109–94G2 · @ MILIND125–108G3 · @ INDIND121–118G4 · @ INDIND126–113G5 · @ MILMIL115–92G6 · @ INDIND120–98Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.7Reg. season avg42.7Last 3 playoff games

42.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 41 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.7 in the regular season (84 games). Today: 20 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 41

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.
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 45, 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39, 47, 40, 41NYK @ PHI · W
35.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Steve Nash PHX, Dec 22, 2006: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 32, 23, 29, 34, 50, 27, 19, 39PHI vs NYK · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 23, 12, 29, 16, 35, 34, 28, 28MIL @ IND · L
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 14, 25, 8, 19, 5, 8, 9, 23NYK @ PHI · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Obi ToppinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 10, 7, 4, 9, 15, 13, 12, 21IND vs MIL · W
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 4, 17, 15, 14, 17, 4, 29, 20MIL @ IND · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST