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Sunday, May 19, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DEN by 15 at halftime and won 98–90.

Final · R2 · G7
IND130
NYK109
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +21
Final · R2 · G7
MIN98
DEN90
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN -15; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +8
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 19, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (BOS vs MIA), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · MIN @ DEN

Minnesota finishes off Denver, wins the series 4–3

98–90 in Game 7 of the conference semifinals. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists. Jamal Murray scored 35 for Denver in the loss.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-15-1+8MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN1919283298
DEN2429142390
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 28, 20, 27, 14, 13, 23, 10, 23MIN23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 18, 0, 5, 10, 11, 9, 21, 23MIN23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 32, 17, 8, 24, 19, 16, 10, 35DEN35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 25, 32, 16, 24, 35, 40, 22, 34DEN34 PTS · 19 REB · 7 AST
Second story · IND @ NYK · R2 · G7

Indiana leads New York wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 130–109. Best quarter: the first, 39–27. Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKNYK121–117G2 · @ NYKNYK130–121G3 · @ INDIND111–106G4 · @ INDIND121–89G5 · @ NYKNYK121–91G6 · @ INDIND116–103G7 · @ NYKIND130–109Game by game through May 19, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.4Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.4 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 26 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Donte DiVincenzo leads the day with 39

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.
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 23, 25, 28, 35, 7, 8, 17, 39NYK vs IND · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +23.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 32, 17, 8, 24, 19, 16, 10, 35DEN vs MIN · L
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 25, 32, 16, 24, 35, 40, 22, 34DEN vs MIN · L
28.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 19 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 17, 6, 34, 35, 20, 13, 15, 26IND @ NYK · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 14, 20, 18, 11, 26NYK vs IND · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 28, 20, 27, 14, 13, 23, 10, 23MIN @ DEN · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST