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Wednesday, May 6, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 2 after the first quarter and won 108–102.

Final · R2 · G2
PHI102
NYK108
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +6
Final · R2 · G2
MIN95
SAS133
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +35; Q4 SAS +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 · 2024–25May 6, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (CLE vs IND), 48 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · PHI @ NYK

New York beats Philadelphia by 6, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 108–102. Series: 2–0. Jalen Brunson led New York with 26 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1-1+6NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI33292812102
NYK31302819108
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 28, 29, 26, 19, 39, 17, 35, 26NYK26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 18, 14, 29, 22, 17, 29, 18, 24NYK24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25, 30, 30, 13, 26PHI26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 19, 18, 16, 16, 23, 13, 17, 19PHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIN @ SAS · R2 · G2

San Antonio controls Minnesota start to finish

San Antonio won 133–95, leading by as many as 38 at a break. Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs SAS
G1 · @ SASMIN104–102G2 · @ SASSAS133–95Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.6Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.6 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 26

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.
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25, 30, 30, 13, 26PHI @ NYK · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 28, 29, 26, 19, 39, 17, 35, 26NYK vs PHI · W
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 18, 14, 29, 22, 17, 29, 18, 24NYK vs PHI · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 10, 17, 18, 33, 16, 15, 17, 21SAS vs MIN · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 25, 18, 21, 20, 16, 12, 17, 20NYK vs PHI · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 41, 34, 17, 40, 35, 5, 27, 17, 11, 19SAS vs MIN · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST