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Monday, May 12, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 11 after the first quarter and won 121–113.

Final · R2 · G4
BOS113
NYK121
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK -11; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +8
Final · R2 · G4
MIN117
GSW110
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +7
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 12, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (MIN vs DEN), 44 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · BOS @ NYK

Jalen Brunson scores 39, New York rallies past Boston

New York trailed by 11 after one and won 121–113. Conference semifinals series: New York 3, Boston 1. Jayson Tatum scored 42 for Boston in the loss.

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 Q3Final0-11-11+3+8NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS39232328113
NYK28233733121
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 30, 32, 16, 40, 29, 17, 27, 39NYK39 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 31, 27, 17, 10, 14, 21, 21, 23NYK23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 17, 36, 37, 35, 23, 13, 22, 42BOS42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 17, 16, 18, 5, 19, 20, 17, 23BOS23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIN @ GSW · R2 · G4

Minnesota takes Game 4, leads Golden State 3–1

117–110 in Golden State. The conference semifinals series continues. Julius Randle led Minnesota with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs GSW
G1 · @ MINGSW99–88G2 · @ MINMIN117–93G3 · @ GSWMIN102–97G4 · @ GSWMIN117–110Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.3Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.3 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 23 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum 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.
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 17, 36, 37, 35, 23, 13, 22, 42BOS @ NYK · L
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Glen Rice CHH, Jan 21, 1997: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 30, 32, 16, 40, 29, 17, 27, 39NYK vs BOS · W
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 27, 22, 25, 23, 18, 24, 24, 31MIN @ GSW · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 43, 22, 25, 29, 43, 15, 23, 20, 36, 30MIN @ GSW · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 31, 27, 17, 10, 14, 21, 21, 23NYK vs BOS · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 20, 8, 17, 25, 8, 14, 12, 23NYK vs BOS · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST