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Friday, April 24, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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Final · R1 · G3
BOS108
PHI100
Final · OT · R1 · G3
LAL112
HOU108
Final · R1 · G3
SAS120
POR108
The lead · First round · Game 3 · SAS @ POR

Stephon Castle scores 33 as San Antonio wins in Portland

Final: 120–108. Stephon Castle made 10 of 18 shots from the field. First round series: San Antonio 2, Portland 1.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6+1+12SAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS27322932120
POR29362221108
Who led
Stephon CastleSAS33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dylan HarperSAS27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPOR29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Scoot HendersonPOR21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 14 points in 45 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−20.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg1.0Last 2 playoff games

1.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Second story · LAL @ HOU · R1 · G3

Lakers go up 3–0 on Houston

Game 3 went to the Lakers, 112–108. LeBron James led Lakers with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs HOU
G1 · @ LALLAL107–98G2 · @ LALLAL101–94G3 · @ HOULAL112–108Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Top performances

Alperen Sengun leads the day with 33

Alperen SengunHOU vs LAL · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Stephon CastleSAS @ POR · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI vs BOS · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesLAL @ HOU · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPOR vs SAS · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dylan HarperSAS @ POR · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST