Tip Off Live daily · Tuesday, April 28

NBA daily digest: 76ers pull off an upset

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3 games finished on Tuesday, April 28, averaging 214 combined points. 1 was a rout of 20 or more.

The surprise of the night: 76ers over Celtics, 113-97. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Jalen Brunson (NYK), who scored 39 points on 15-of-23 shooting.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game223Hawks at Knicks
Biggest margin29Knicks over Hawks
Most points by a player39Jalen Brunson, NYK
Most threes5Julian Champagnie, SAS
Most assists9De'Aaron Fox, SAS
Most rebounds16Jayson Tatum, BOS

Game by game

The Knicks won by 29, breaking it open in the first quarter (35-22).

The Spurs led at every quarter break in a 114-95 win.

The Celtics led after three quarters, but the 76ers won the fourth 28-11 to take it 113-97. 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.

Jalen Brunson NYK39 pts, 3 reb, 8 ast on 15-23 shooting · win vs ATL
32.4
Joel Embiid PHI33 pts, 4 reb, 8 ast on 12-23 shooting · win vs BOS
24.6
Tyrese Maxey PHI25 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast on 10-18 shooting · win vs BOS
23.2
Victor Wembanyama SAS17 pts, 14 reb, 3 ast, 6 blk on 5-7 shooting · win vs POR
22.4
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK16 pts, 14 reb, 6 ast on 5-7 shooting · win vs ATL
21.1
Jayson Tatum BOS24 pts, 16 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl on 8-19 shooting · loss vs PHI
20.5

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.