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Friday, May 2, 2025Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G6
HOU115
GSW107
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +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 · 2023–24May 2, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (NYK @ PHI), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · HOU @ GSW

Houston pulls level with Golden State

Game 6 to Houston, 115–107. The first round series is tied 3–3. Fred VanVleet led Houston with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · HOU 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+4+5+2+8HOU AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU25283329115
GSW21273623107
Who led
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 3, 15, 10, 7, 17, 25, 26, 29HOU29 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 19, 14, 26, 17, 15, 31, 15, 21HOU21 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 36, 37, 31, 20, 36, 17, 13, 29GSW29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 24, 30, 38, 25, 3, 27, 8, 27GSW27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.1 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.1 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Fred VanVleet leads the day with 29

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.
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 3, 15, 10, 7, 17, 25, 26, 29HOU @ GSW · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 36, 37, 31, 20, 36, 17, 13, 29GSW vs HOU · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 24, 30, 38, 25, 3, 27, 8, 27GSW vs HOU · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 19, 14, 26, 17, 15, 31, 15, 21HOU @ GSW · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Steven AdamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 2, 4, 6, 1, 8, 5, 0, 17HOU @ GSW · W
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high17 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Amen ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 14, 15, 8, 11, 11, 17, 25, 14HOU @ GSW · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST