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Thursday, April 30, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 3 after the first quarter and won 106–93.

Final · R1 · G6
NYK140
ATL89
Q1 NYK +25; Q2 NYK +47; Q3 NYK +53; Q4 NYK +51
Final · R1 · G6
BOS93
PHI106
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +13
Final · R1 · G6
DEN98
MIN110
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +12
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 · 2024–25Apr 30, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (LAL vs MIN), 28 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · BOS @ PHI

Philadelphia evens the series with Boston at 3–3

Philadelphia won Game 6, 106–93, in the first round. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-3+9+19+13PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2326143093
PHI20382424106
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25, 30PHI30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 11, 16, 17, 19, 18, 16, 16, 23PHI23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 35, 23, 26, 36, 25, 20, 22, 18BOS18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 23, 24, 25, 19, 25, 30, 24, 17BOS17 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DEN @ MIN · R1 · G6

Minnesota closes out Denver in six

Minnesota won Game 6, 110–98, to take the first round series 4–2. Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs MIN
G1 · @ DENDEN116–105G2 · @ DENMIN119–114G3 · @ MINMIN113–96G4 · @ MINMIN112–96G5 · @ DENDEN125–113G6 · @ MINMIN110–98Game by game through Apr 30, 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
5.6Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.6 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 24 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 31.7 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 32 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jaden McDaniels leads the day with 32

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.
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 18, 16, 16, 14, 20, 12, 13, 32MIN vs DEN · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25, 30PHI vs BOS · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 13, 2, 18, 14, 29, 22, 17, 29NYK @ ATL · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 35, 14, 23, 25, 24, 27, 24, 27, 28DEN @ MIN · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 17, 18, 12, 13, 6, 9, 18, 27DEN @ MIN · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 13, 0, 11, 10, 0, 8, 7, 24NYK @ ATL · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST