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Friday, May 16, 2025Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G6
BOS81
NYK119
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +27; Q3 NYK +35; Q4 NYK +38
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 16, 2024: 1 game. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (MIN vs DEN), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · BOS @ NYK

New York closes out Boston in six

New York won Game 6, 119–81, to take the conference semifinals series 4–2. Jalen Brunson led New York with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+27+35+38NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2017202481
NYK26382827119
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 16, 40, 29, 17, 27, 39, 22, 23NYK23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 19, 22, 29, 5, 2, 20, 6, 23NYK23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 21, 23, 23, 20, 19, 20, 26, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 0, 10, 13, 9, 23, 12, 17, 11BOS11 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 8 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Cooling off
−15.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.5Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.5 in the regular season (42 games). Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 23

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.
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 16, 40, 29, 17, 27, 39, 22, 23NYK vs BOS · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 19, 22, 29, 5, 2, 20, 6, 23NYK vs BOS · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 17, 25, 8, 14, 12, 23, 9, 22NYK vs BOS · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 17, 10, 14, 21, 21, 23, 19, 21NYK vs BOS · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 21, 23, 23, 20, 19, 20, 26, 20BOS @ NYK · L
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 0, 10, 13, 9, 23, 12, 17, 11BOS @ NYK · L
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST