New York je napravio velik korak prema ulasku u polufinale Istoka, s 102-93 pobijedio je Cleveland u Madison Square Gardenu i poveo s 3-1. Knicksi su išli na pogon tri igrača, Jalen Brunson je imao 29 koševa (11/22), R.J. Barrett 26 (9/17) a Josh Hart 19 (7/16). Cleveland je bio bez ozbiljnijeg učinka svog prvog igrača, Donovan Mitchell je uz šut 5/18 zabio tek 11 koševa, od toga samo dva u drugom poluvremenu.

"And I just don't know what that is."

Jeff Van Gundy is confused by Jalen Brunson's 3-point celebration 😅pic.twitter.com/zUkrt7qJnj

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 23, 2023

Golden State je pobijedio Sacramento s 126-125 i izjednačio seriju na 2-2. U odličnoj utakmici na kraju je presudila jedna lopta, Harrison Barnes je sa istekom vremena promašio tricu za pobjedu Kingsa, prethodno je, na pola minute prije kraja De’Aaron Fox (38 koševa, šut 14/31) zabio tricu a na drugoj strani Stephen Curry (32 koša, 11/22) promašio šut za dva. Klay Thompson zabio je 26 (9/16) za Warriorse, Jordan Poole 22 (8/15). Za Kingse, uz Foxa, rookie Keegan Murray 23 koša (9/13), Malik Monk 16 (5/14), Domantas Sabonis 14 koševa (7/13), sedam skokova i osam asistencija.

Stephen Curry has scored 126 points this postseason.

Among players age 35 or older, only 2 players have scored more through their team's first 4 games of a postseason:

🐐Michael Jordan in 1998 (144)
🐐Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1983 (133) pic.twitter.com/x8aADDvMhe

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 24, 2023

Minnesota je nakon produžetka pobijedila Denver s 114-108 i spriječila Nuggetse da prođu s čistih 4-0. Anthony Edwards (34 koša, 12/27) nije pogodio šut za pobjedu na isteku regularnog vremena ali Wolvesi su ipak u produžetku stigli do trijumfa. Nikola Jokić zabio je 43 koša (15/26) uz 11 skokova i šest asistencija, Jamal Murray imao je 19 koševa (8/21), Michael Porter Jr. 15 (6/12) za Nuggetse. Uz spomenutog Edwardsa za Wolvese Michael Conley 19 (7/13), Rudy Gobert 14 koševa (7/14) i 15 skokova.

ANTHONY EDWARDS 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/VKrrp7K0Fh

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 24, 2023

Jaylen Brown (šut 12/22) i Jayson Tatum (8/20) su s po 31 košem najzaslužniji što je Boston u gostima pobijedio Atlantu s 129-121 i poveo s 3-1. Hawksi nisu imali puno šansi, Celticsi su kroz cijelu utakmicu bili u vodstvu a frustraciju je odmah nakon utakmice pokazao Dejounte Murray (23 koša, šut 9/20) koji je bio malo preagresivan prema jednom od sudaca. Trae Young je za Atlantu upisao 35 koševa (11/26), De’Andre Hunter 27 (11/17).

They said no one comes back from a 0-3 deficit, Dejounte Murray said it’s still over in 1-3 and called his fate before their season was over🤦🏾‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/k56hPACzwq

— Ball Room Service🏀 (@ballroomservice) April 24, 2023