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2025–26 season archive
Monday, May 4, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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Final · R2 · G1
PHI98
NYK137
Final · R2 · G1
MIN104
SAS102
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · MIN @ SAS

Minnesota takes Game 1, leads San Antonio 1–0

104–102 in San Antonio. The conference semifinals series continues. Julius Randle led Minnesota with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-3+2MIN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN24212435104
SAS23222730102
Who led
Julius RandleMIN21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dylan HarperSAS18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Stephon CastleSAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · PHI @ NYK · R2 · G1

New York leads Philadelphia wire to wire

New York was ahead at every break and won 137–98. Best quarter: the second, 41–26. Jalen Brunson led New York with 35 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKNYK137–98Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.6Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.6 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 11 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 35

Jalen BrunsonNYK vs PHI · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandleMIN @ SAS · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dylan HarperSAS vs MIN · L
13.5 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN @ SAS · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
OG AnunobyNYK vs PHI · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsNYK vs PHI · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date
17 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST