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Thursday, May 9, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DEN by 8 after the first quarter and won 119–108.

Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Raptors101
Sixers112
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +11
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Nuggets108
Blazers119
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2017–18May 9, 2018: 1 game. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Celtics), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Nuggets-Blazers

Damian Lillard hits six threes, Portland tops Denver

Nikola Jokic goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+7+11POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34202628108
Blazers26322932119
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 24, 50, 39, 14, 28, 28, 22, 32POR32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41, 29, 12, 30POR30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21, 25, 29DEN29 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 16, 23, 23, 15, 34, 34, 18, 24DEN24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Raptors-Sixers · R2 · G6

Philadelphia controls Toronto start to finish

Philadelphia won 112–101, leading by as many as 20 at a break. Jimmy Butler led Philadelphia with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Sixers
G1 · @ TORTOR108–95G2 · @ TORPHI94–89G3 · @ PHIPHI116–95G4 · @ PHITOR101–96G5 · @ TORTOR125–89G6 · @ PHIPHI112–101
Lead changes
Nuggets-Blazers8
Raptors-Sixers2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Blazers combined for 227, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 108, Blazers 119
227
Raptors-SixersRaptors 101, Sixers 112
213
PHI won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Raptors-SixersRaptors 101, Sixers 112
+11 PHI
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 108, Blazers 119
+11 POR
Simmons shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsPHI · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
69% (9-13)
JokicDEN · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST
67% (10-15)
HoodPOR · 25 PTS, 4 REB
67% (8-12)
CJPOR · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
50% (12-24)
JimmyPHI · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
50% (9-18)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 108Blazers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34202628108
Blazers26322932119
The story
CJ McCollum had 30 points as Portland beat Denver 119-108

Paul Millsap led Denver with 17 PTS, 6 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 12-24 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 32-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 −8+4+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 101Sixers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors21222434101
Sixers29292925112
The story
Jimmy Butler's 25 points and 8 assists carried Philadelphia past Toronto, 112-101

For Toronto, Pascal Siakam had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+15+20+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kawhi Leonard was the fantasy play: 49.9 FPTS on 29 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg8.8Last 3 playoff games

8.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 32.7 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 32

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 24, 50, 39, 14, 28, 28, 22, 32Blazers-Nuggets · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41, 29, 12, 30Blazers-Nuggets · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21, 25, 29Nuggets-Blazers · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 34, 27, 45, 35, 33, 39, 21, 29Raptors-Sixers · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 11, 9, 10, 30, 22, 29, 22, 25Sixers-Raptors · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 4, 0, 17, 15, 19, 7, 14, 25Blazers-Nuggets · W
10.3 PPG playoffs to date · +16.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST