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What We Know About Thursday’s Games

 

-Knicks Close Out Series with Record-Breaking Win: New York set a bunch of franchise records with their 140-89 win over Atlanta. That was their largest playoff win in franchise history, and it advances them to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They’ll play the winner of the Boston-Philly series.

-Sixers Defeat Celtics to Force a Game 7: Philadelphia has won the last two games in this series and will now play a Game 7 in Boston on Saturday. They outscored the Celtics 62-40 in the second and third quarters to take command in this game.

-Timberwolves Lead Nuggets, 3-2: Denver pulled off a home win in Game 5 to extend the series, and Minnesota will look to close things out at home here. The Timberwolves will be without Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo once again. See the game on ESPN.

 

April 30, 2026 / 10:59 PM

Timberwolves Lead Nuggets at the Half, 57-50

Minnesota won the turnover battle, 9-4.

They also outscored them in the paint, 32-20.

Cameron Johnson leads Denver with 15 points and seven rebounds.

Jaden McDaniels leads Minnesota with 13 points, five rebounds and two assists.

April 30, 2026 / 10:43 PM

Sixers Defeat Celtics, 106-93

This win will force a Game 7 in Boston on Saturday!

Philadelphia outscored Boston in the second and third quarters, 62-40.

Tyrese Maxey led the way with 30 points, two rebounds and five assists.

Joel Embiid had 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.

April 30, 2026 / 10:23 PM

Nuggets Lead Wolves After Q1, 30-29

Minnesota needs a win to advance in this series while Denver needs one to extend it.

The Nuggets have this narrow lead, shooting 61 percent from the field.

Cameron Johnson leads the way with 11 points.

See the action on ESPN. 

April 30, 2026 / 10:09 PM

Sixers Lead Celtics After 3Q, 82-63

Philly needs a win to extend this series, and that third quarter showed their desperation.

They held the Celtics to three points over the final 4:30 and outscored them in that frame, 24-14.

Tyrese Maxey has 25 points.

See the fourth quarter on Peacock.

April 30, 2026 / 9:56 PM

Knicks Defeat Hawks, 140-89. Advance to Eastern Conference Semis

This win sends the Knicks to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

This is the largest playoff win in franchise history.

New York shot 59 percent from the field while holding the Hawks below 38 percent.

OG Anunoby amassed 29 points, seven rebounds and four steals.

Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

April 30, 2026 / 9:39 PM

Nuggets-Timberwolves Starters

This is the final game of the night, and it should be a fun one.

Denver needs a win to extend the series.

A win for Minnesota will send them to the Western Conference Semifinals.

The Timberwolves will be without Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo and Ayo Dosunmu.

See that game on ESPN. 

April 30, 2026 / 9:21 PM

Sixers Lead Knicks at the Half, 58-49

A win for Philly will send them to a Game 7 in Boston.

A victory for the Celtics will send them to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Tyrese Maxey leads the way with 21 points.

Jayson Tatum has 15 points and 10 rebounds.

See the second half on Peacock. 

April 30, 2026 / 9:04 PM

Knicks Lead Hawks After 3Q, 117-64

This is the largest lead after three quarters in NBA Playoff history.

A win here will send the Knicks to their fourth straight Eastern Conference Semifinals.

OG Anunoby has 29 points, seven rebounds and four steals.

See the final quarter on ESPN. 

April 30, 2026 / 8:49 PM

Celtics Lead Sixers After Q1, 23-20

Boston shot 47 percent from the field and 43 percent from 3-point range while holding Philly to 33 percent from both.

Jayson Tatum leads the way with nine points and nine rebounds.

A win for Boston will close the series while a win for Philly will extend it to seven games.

See the action on Peacock. 

April 30, 2026 / 8:25 PM

Knicks Historic First Half. They Lead the Hawks, 83-36

Atlanta actually ripped off a 9-0 run early in this game, but New York went wild after that.

The Knicks runs haven’t stopped since, carrying a playoff franchise-record 51-point lead into the half.

This is actually the largest lead in playoff history for any team.

The largest lead by any team ever in the regular season is 50 points.

OG Anunoby had 26 points, seven rebounds, two assists and four steals.

See the second half on ESPN. 

April 30, 2026 / 7:59 PM

Sixers-Celtics Starters Announced

The Celtics lead this series, 3-2.

A win for Boston would send them to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

A victory for Philly would force a Game 7 in Boston.

See the action on Peacock. 

April 30, 2026 / 7:43 PM

Knicks Lead Hawks After Q1, 40-15

This is the start that NY fans were looking for, as they have a chance to close out this series.

The Knicks ripped off a 31-4 run to end that lopsided quarter.

New York shot 69 percent from the field.

OG Anunoby leads the way with 14 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.

See this action on ESPN. 

April 30, 2026 / 7:16 PM

Knicks-Hawks Game 6 Underway

This elimination game is underway on ESPN.

New York is one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

This would be the Knicks fourth straight Eastern Conference Semis.

Atlanta needs this home win to extend this series.

April 30, 2026 / 6:51 PM

Knicks-Hawks Game 6 Tips Shortly

We have Atlanta hosting New York in the first game of the night.

This series has been full of swings, with the Hawks leading 2-1 after three games and then the Knicks winning the last two.

The Hawks will look to extend the series at home here, while the Knicks are trying to advance.

The winner of this series will play the winner of the Boston-Philadelphia series.

See this game on ESPN. 

 

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