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2025–26 season archive
Saturday, April 25, 2026Playoffs · 4 games
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Final · R1 · G3
DET105
ORL113
Final · R1 · G3
OKC121
PHX109
Final · R1 · G4
NYK114
ATL98
Final · R1 · G4
DEN96
MIN112
The lead · First round · Game 4 · DEN @ MIN

Ayo Dosunmu scores 43 as Minnesota beats Denver

Minnesota won 112–96. Ayo Dosunmu: 43 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist. First round series: Minnesota 3, Denver 1.

Game flow · MIN 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 Q3Final0-1-4+4+16MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2331241896
MIN22283230112
Who led
Ayo DosunmuMIN43 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Naz ReidMIN17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicDEN24 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 43 points in 42 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg3.0Last 2 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Second story · DET @ ORL · R1 · G3

Orlando beats Detroit, 113–105

Orlando led 87–79 after three and won by 8. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs ORL
G1 · @ DETORL112–101G2 · @ DETDET98–83G3 · @ ORLORL113–105Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Top performances

Ayo Dosunmu leads the day with 43

Ayo DosunmuMIN vs DEN · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date
43 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ PHX · W
34.7 PPG playoffs to date
42 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dillon BrooksPHX vs OKC · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN @ MIN · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamDET @ ORL · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jalen GreenPHX vs OKC · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST