Tip Off Live daily · Tuesday, April 21

NBA daily digest: Trail Blazers pull off an upset

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3 games finished on Tuesday, April 21, averaging 204 combined points. 1 game was decided by five points or fewer.

The surprise of the night: Trail Blazers over Spurs, 106-103 and 76ers over Celtics, 111-97. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Jaylen Brown (BOS), who scored 36 points on 11-of-24 shooting.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game209Trail Blazers at Spurs
Biggest margin1476ers over Celtics
Most points by a player36Jaylen Brown, BOS
Most threes6VJ Edgecombe, PHI
Most assists9Tyrese Maxey, PHI
Most rebounds14Jayson Tatum, BOS

Game by game

The Spurs led after three quarters, but the Trail Blazers won the fourth 27-23 to take it 106-103. Our Win Meter gave them about 14% beforehand.

Only 195 combined points in a 101-94 win for the Lakers.

The 76ers beat the Celtics 111-97. Our Win Meter gave them about 16% beforehand.

Players of the night

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

VJ Edgecombe PHI30 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast on 12-20 shooting · win vs BOS
26.8
Marcus Smart LAL25 pts, 2 reb, 7 ast, 5 stl on 8-13 shooting · win vs HOU
26.1
Jaylen Brown BOS36 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast on 11-24 shooting · loss vs PHI
25.6
Scoot Henderson POR31 pts, 1 reb, 0 ast on 11-17 shooting · win vs SAS
21.9
Tyrese Maxey PHI29 pts, 4 reb, 9 ast on 11-28 shooting · win vs BOS
21.9
Luke Kennard LAL23 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl on 8-13 shooting · win vs HOU
21.3

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.