NBA daily digest: Hawks pull off an upset
3 games finished on Monday, April 20, averaging 222 combined points. 2 games were decided by five points or fewer and 2 were comebacks from eight or more down.
The surprise of the night: Hawks over Knicks, 107-106 and Timberwolves over Nuggets, 119-114. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to CJ McCollum (ATL), who scored 32 points on 12-of-22 shooting.
Numbers of the night
Game by game
The Hawks trailed by 12 after the third quarter and came all the way back to win 107-106. Our Win Meter gave them about 27% beforehand.
The Cavaliers led at every quarter break in a 115-105 win.
The Timberwolves trailed by 14 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 119-114. Our Win Meter gave them about 22% beforehand.
Players of the night
Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.
Streaks to know
- Boston Celtics (3-1) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Brooklyn Nets (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
- Miami Heat (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
- Houston Rockets (4-0) are on a winning streak of 4.
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.