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Tuesday, May 2, 2017Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 13 after the first quarter and won 129–119.

Final · OT · R2 · G2 · Box score
Wizards119
Celtics129
Q1 BOS -13; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +10
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Jazz94
Warriors106
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +12
On this day · 2015–16May 2, 2016: 2 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs-Thunder), 41 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Wizards-Celtics

Isaiah Thomas scores 53 as Boston beats Washington

John Wall goes for 40 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13-3-50+10BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards422522255119
Celtics2935203015129
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 33, 20, 16, 33, 24, 12, 33, 53BOS53 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 19, 7, 18, 15, 21, 12, 21, 15BOS15 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 32, 32, 29, 22, 20, 42, 20, 40WAS40 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 21, 3, 9, 9, 8, 17, 5, 16WAS16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Warriors · R2 · G1

Golden State keeps Utah at arm's length

The Jazz never led at a quarter break. Golden State won by 12. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW106–94
Lead changes
Wizards-Celtics11
Jazz-Warriors0
The night in charts
Wizards-Celtics combined for 248, 48 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CelticsWizards 119, Celtics 129
248
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 94, Warriors 106
200
BOS won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Wizards-CelticsWizards 119, Celtics 129
+10 BOS
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 94, Warriors 106
+12 GSW
Steph shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephGSW · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Isaiah ThomasBOS · 53 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
55% (18-33)
Markieff MorrisWAS · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
WallWAS · 40 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
50% (16-32)
HoodUTA · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 119Celtics 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards422522255119
Celtics2935203015129
The story
Al Horford had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Boston beat Washington 129-119 in OT

Marcin Gortat led Washington with 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 6-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Celtics took the second 35-25.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −13−3−50+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 94Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2125272194
Warriors27312622106
The story
Draymond Green's 17 points carried Golden State past Utah, 106-94

For Utah, Rudy Gobert had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 5-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-21, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+12+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.1Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 40 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg6.4Last 3 playoff games

6.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Reg. season avg47.2Today

47 minutes today, against 34.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 53

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 33, 20, 16, 33, 24, 12, 33, 53Celtics-Wizards · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +28.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allan Houston NYK, Feb 16, 2003: 53 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Career high53 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 32, 32, 29, 22, 20, 42, 20, 40Wizards-Celtics · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Dec 31, 2023: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 42, 19, 42, 28, 20, 29, 19, 34, 37, 22Warriors-Jazz · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 6, 13, 5, 19, 6, 9, 21, 17Warriors-Jazz · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 27, 0, 16, 16, 29, 32, 10, 17Warriors-Jazz · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 21, 3, 9, 9, 8, 17, 5, 16Wizards-Celtics · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST