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2025–26 season archive
Thursday, April 30, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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Final · R1 · G6
NYK140
ATL89
Final · R1 · G6
BOS93
PHI106
Final · R1 · G6
DEN98
MIN110
The lead · First round · Game 6 · BOS @ PHI

Philadelphia evens the series with Boston at 3–3

Philadelphia won Game 6, 106–93, in the first round. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

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 Q3Final0-3+9+19+13PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2326143093
PHI20382424106
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPHI30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePHI23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumBOS17 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DEN @ MIN · R1 · G6

Minnesota closes out Denver in six

Minnesota won Game 6, 110–98, to take the first round series 4–2. Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs MIN
G1 · @ DENDEN116–105G2 · @ DENMIN119–114G3 · @ MINMIN113–96G4 · @ MINMIN112–96G5 · @ DENDEN125–113G6 · @ MINMIN110–98Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.6Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.6 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 24 points in 35 minutes.

Our take: Start in most leagues
Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 31.7 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 32 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Jaden McDaniels leads the day with 32

Jaden McDanielsMIN vs DEN · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI vs BOS · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyNYK @ ATL · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicDEN @ MIN · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Cameron JohnsonDEN @ MIN · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mikal BridgesNYK @ ATL · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST