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Monday, May 5, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 16 at halftime and won 108–105.

Final · OT · R2 · G1
NYK108
BOS105
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK -16; Q3 NYK -9; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · R2 · G1
DEN121
OKC119
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -10; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +2
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 5, 2024: 1 game. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (CLE vs ORL), 39 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · NYK @ BOS

New York draws first blood against Boston

New York won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 108–105. Jalen Brunson led New York with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-16-90+3NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NYK252030258108
BOS263523165105
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 27, 34, 37, 30, 32, 16, 40, 29NYK29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 15, 23, 10, 22, 8, 19, 22, 29NYK29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 23, 32, 16, 17, 36, 37, 35, 23BOS23 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 15, 6, 16, 36, 19, 21, 23, 23BOS23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · DEN @ OKC · R2 · G1

Denver beats OKC by 2, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 121–119. Series: 1–0. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 42 points, 22 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCDEN121–119Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 22 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.5Reg. season avg51Today

51 minutes today, against 37.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 42

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: 26, 18, 29, 26, 23, 36, 13, 25, 16, 42DEN @ OKC · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: DeMarcus Cousins NOP, Oct 26, 2017: 41 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 22 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38, 33OKC vs DEN · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 27, 34, 37, 30, 32, 16, 40, 29NYK @ BOS · W
31.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 15, 23, 10, 22, 8, 19, 22, 29NYK @ BOS · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 23, 32, 16, 17, 36, 37, 35, 23BOS vs NYK · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 15, 6, 16, 36, 19, 21, 23, 23BOS vs NYK · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST