Tip Off Live daily · Friday, April 24

NBA daily digest: Lakers pull off an upset

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3 games finished on Friday, April 24, averaging 219 combined points. 1 game was decided by five points or fewer and 1 went to overtime.

The surprise of the night: Lakers over Rockets, 112-108. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Stephon Castle (SAS), who scored 33 points on 10-of-18 shooting.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game228Spurs at Trail Blazers
Biggest margin12Spurs over Trail Blazers
Most points by a player33Stephon Castle, SAS
Most threes6Jabari Smith Jr., HOU
Most assists10Marcus Smart, LAL
Most rebounds16Alperen Sengun, HOU

Game by game

The Spurs beat the Trail Blazers 120-108.

The Lakers outlasted the Rockets 112-108 in overtime. Our Win Meter gave them about 38% beforehand.

The Celtics beat the 76ers 108-100.

Players of the night

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

Alperen Sengun HOU33 pts, 16 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl on 15-27 shooting · loss vs LAL
30.6
Amen Thompson HOU26 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 3 blk on 8-14 shooting · loss vs LAL
29.6
Jrue Holiday POR29 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl on 12-18 shooting · loss vs SAS
27.7
Dylan Harper SAS27 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast on 9-12 shooting · win vs POR
27.2
Marcus Smart LAL21 pts, 4 reb, 10 ast, 5 stl on 5-9 shooting · win vs HOU
27.1
Stephon Castle SAS33 pts, 2 reb, 5 ast on 10-18 shooting · win vs POR
24.3

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.