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Friday, May 3, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Bucks123
Celtics116
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +7
Final · 4+OT · R2 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets137
Blazers140
On this day · 2017–18May 3, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Raptors), 43 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Bucks-Celtics

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 32 as Milwaukee wins in Boston

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-1+8+7MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25304028123
Celtics30263129116
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29, 32MIL32 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 4, 16, 4, 11, 7, 9, 10, 21MIL21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 23, 20, 37, 19, 14, 26, 9, 29BOS29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 0, 15, 26, 18, 18, 4, 5, 20BOS20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Blazers24
Bucks-Celtics15
Shot of the night

Hood's three with 18 seconds left in 4OT puts the Blazers ahead, 140-137 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Blazers combined for 258, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 129, Blazers 129 · OT
258
Bucks-CelticsBucks 123, Celtics 116
239
DEN won the closest game by 0
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 129, Blazers 129 · OT
+0 DEN
Bucks-CelticsBucks 123, Celtics 116
+7 MIL
DEN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BlazersDEN won · Nuggets 129, Blazers 129 · OT
6 pts
Bucks-CelticsMIL won · Bucks 123, Celtics 116
5 pts
George Hill shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
George HillMIL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
GiannisMIL · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
62% (8-13)
MillsapDEN · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
JokicDEN · 33 PTS, 18 REB, 14 AST, 2 BLK
52% (13-25)
KanterPOR · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
50% (8-16)
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 123Celtics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25304028123
Celtics30263129116
The story
Khris Middleton had 20 points as Milwaukee beat Boston 123-116

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Bucks took the third 40-31.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −5−1+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 33 points in 65 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg15.4Last 3 playoff games

15.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg56Today

56 minutes today, against 24.5 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 18 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 41

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 24, 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41Blazers-Nuggets · W
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +18.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Clifford Robinson POR, Jan 7, 1996: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23, 23, 15, 34Nuggets-Blazers · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33Nuggets-Blazers · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 20, 2016: 33 PTS · 17 REB · 14 AST
33 PTS · 18 REB · 14 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29, 32Bucks-Celtics · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 23, 20, 37, 19, 14, 26, 9, 29Celtics-Bucks · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 30, 29, 32, 24, 50, 39, 14, 28Blazers-Nuggets · W
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST