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Friday, April 17, 2026Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Play-in
CHA90
ORL121
Q1 ORL +22; Q2 ORL +31; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +31
Final · Play-in
GSW96
PHX111
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +15
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Play-in · GSW @ PHX

Jalen Green hits eight threes, Phoenix tops Golden State

36 points for Jalen Green. Final: 111–96.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+5+9+15PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW1530242796
PHX33172833111
Who led
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 21, 8, 25, 25, 15, 0, 35, 36PHX36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 36, 34, 22, 30, 31, 37, 22, 20PHX20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 25, 18, 20, 17, 30, 10, 17, 23GSW23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 27, 23, 29, 17, 11, 24, 35, 17GSW17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · CHA @ ORL · Play-in

Orlando never trails at a break against Charlotte

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 121–90. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · ORL vs CHA
Paolo Banchero · ORLLaMelo Ball · CHAPTS2523REB52AST65Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy anglePlay-in games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+17.7points, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.8Reg. season avg35.5Last 2 play-in games

35.5 points a game over his last two play-in games, against 17.8 in the regular season (32 games). Today: 36 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg18.5Last 2 play-in games

18.5 minutes a game over his last two play-in games, against 28.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Green leads the day with 36

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 GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 21, 8, 25, 25, 15, 0, 35, 36PHX vs GSW · W
Ties season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 10, 23, 31, 20, 14, 23, 18, 25ORL vs CHA · W
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 25, 18, 20, 17, 30, 10, 17, 23GSW @ PHX · L
23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 15, 18, 35, 36, 27, 19, 30, 23CHA @ ORL · L
23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 36, 34, 22, 30, 31, 37, 22, 20PHX vs GSW · W
20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jordan GoodwinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 9, 9, 3, 12, 11, 9, 12, 19PHX vs GSW · W
19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST