Tip Off Live daily · Monday, April 6

NBA daily digest: Magic pull off an upset

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5 games finished on Monday, April 6, averaging 239 combined points. 2 games were decided by five points or fewer, 1 went to overtime, and 1 was a comeback from eight or more down.

The surprise of the night: Magic over Pistons, 123-107. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Nickeil Alexander-Walker (ATL), who scored 36 points on 12-of-19 shooting.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game269Trail Blazers at Nuggets
Biggest margin16Magic over Pistons
Most points by a player36Nickeil Alexander-Walker, ATL
Most threes8Toumani Camara, POR
Most assists13Nikola Jokic, DEN
Most rebounds14Nikola Jokic, DEN

Game by game

A 3-point game: the Knicks edged the Hawks 108-105.

The Magic led at every quarter break in a 123-107 win. Our Win Meter gave them about 37% beforehand.

The Cavaliers trailed by 12 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 142-126.

The Spurs led at every quarter break in a 115-102 win.

The Nuggets outlasted the Trail Blazers 137-132 in overtime.

Players of the night

Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.

Nikola Jokic DEN35 pts, 14 reb, 13 ast, 5 stl on 15-31 shooting · win vs POR
35
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ATL36 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast on 12-19 shooting · loss vs NYK
28.9
Paolo Banchero ORL31 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl on 10-16 shooting · win vs DET
28
Joel Embiid PHI34 pts, 12 reb, 1 ast, 4 blk on 8-19 shooting · loss vs SAS
26.6
Jalen Brunson NYK30 pts, 3 reb, 13 ast on 11-26 shooting · win vs ATL
24
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK21 pts, 12 reb, 6 ast on 9-12 shooting · win vs ATL
23.3

Streaks to know

  • Boston Celtics (3-1) are on a winning streak of 3.
  • Cleveland Cavaliers (3-1) are on a winning streak of 3.
  • Brooklyn Nets (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
  • Houston Rockets (5-0) are on a winning streak of 5.

Tip Off Live daily is written from the day's box scores and our team ratings. Upsets are measured against our own pre-game Win Meter readings.