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2025–26 season archive
Monday, April 20, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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Final · R1 · G2
TOR105
CLE115
Final · R1 · G2
ATL107
NYK106
Final · R1 · G2
MIN119
DEN114
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MIN @ DEN

Anthony Edwards scores 30, Minnesota rallies past Denver

Minnesota trailed by 14 after one and won 119–114. First round series: Minnesota 1, Denver 1.

Game flow · MIN 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 Q3Final0-140-3+5MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN25392629119
DEN39252921114
Who led
Anthony EdwardsMIN30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandleMIN24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicDEN24 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Second story · ATL @ NYK · R1 · G2

Atlanta evens the series with New York at 1–1

Atlanta won Game 2, 107–106, in the first round. CJ McCollum led Atlanta with 32 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKNYK113–102G2 · @ NYKATL107–106Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg29.0Last 2 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg13.0Last 2 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 32

CJ McCollumATL @ NYK · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN vs MIN · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN @ DEN · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellCLE vs TOR · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonNYK vs ATL · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
James HardenCLE vs TOR · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST