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2025–26 season archive
Tuesday, April 28, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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Final · R1 · G5
PHI113
BOS97
Final · R1 · G5
ATL97
NYK126
Final · R1 · G5
POR95
SAS114
The lead · First round · Game 5 · PHI @ BOS

Joel Embiid scores 33 in Philadelphia win over Boston

Final: 113–97. Joel Embiid added 4 rebounds and 8 assists. First round series: Philadelphia 2, Boston 3.

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 Q3Final0-2-7-1+16PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI21293528113
BOS2334291197
Who led
Joel EmbiidPHI33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumBOS24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · POR @ SAS · R1 · G5

San Antonio controls Portland start to finish

San Antonio won 114–95, leading by as many as 21 at a break. De'Aaron Fox led San Antonio with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS111–98G2 · @ SASPOR106–103G3 · @ PORSAS120–108G4 · @ PORSAS114–93G5 · @ SASSAS114–95Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+12.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 30.6 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 39

Jalen BrunsonNYK vs ATL · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPHI @ BOS · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI @ BOS · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumBOS vs PHI · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS vs PHI · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Deni AvdijaPOR @ SAS · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST