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Wednesday, May 7, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 12 after three quarters and won 91–90.

Final · R2 · G2
NYK91
BOS90
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK -12; Q4 NYK +1
Final · R2 · G2
DEN106
OKC149
Q1 OKC +24; Q2 OKC +31; Q3 OKC +48; Q4 OKC +43
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 7, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (CLE @ BOS), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · NYK @ BOS

New York wins Game 2 over Boston, 91–90

Conference semifinals series: New York 2, Boston 0. Josh Hart led New York with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

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 Q3Final0-11-9-12+1NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK1328203091
BOS2426231790
Who led
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 13, 10, 6, 14, 15, 13, 14, 23NYK23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 23, 10, 31, 27, 17, 10, 14, 21NYK21 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 19, 30, 17, 16, 18, 5, 19, 20BOS20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 6, 16, 36, 19, 21, 23, 23, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DEN @ OKC · R2 · G2

OKC leads Denver wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 149–106. Best quarter: the first, 45–21. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCDEN121–119G2 · @ OKCOKC149–106Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 19 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Cooling off
−13.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.5Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.5 in the regular season (42 games). Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 34

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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38, 33, 34OKC vs DEN · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 13, 10, 6, 14, 15, 13, 14, 23NYK @ BOS · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 23, 10, 31, 27, 17, 10, 14, 21NYK @ BOS · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 19, 30, 17, 16, 18, 5, 19, 20BOS vs NYK · L
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 6, 16, 36, 19, 21, 23, 23, 20BOS vs NYK · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 15, 14, 3, 21, 14, 16, 18, 19DEN @ OKC · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST