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Monday, August 17, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed UTA by 5 after three quarters and won 135–125.

Final · OT · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz125
Nuggets135
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +10
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nets110
Raptors134
Q1 TOR +17; Q2 TOR +22; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +24
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Sixers101
Celtics109
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +8
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs110
Clippers118
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +8
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Jazz-Nuggets

Jamal Murray scores 36, Denver wins in overtime

Donovan Mitchell goes for 57 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6+7-50+10DEN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz2527313210125
Nuggets3128193720135
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 17, 21, 25, 23, 14, 10, 11, 36DEN36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 30, 25, 8, 30, 12, 17, 2, 29DEN29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 11, 20, 13, 33, 18, 35, 11, 57UTA57 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 7, 5, 25, 12, 11, 7, 3, 19UTA19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Nuggets19
Sixers-Celtics13
Mavs-Clippers6
Nets-Raptors0
The night in charts
Jazz-Nuggets combined for 260, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 125, Nuggets 135 · OT
260
Nets-RaptorsNets 110, Raptors 134
244
Mavs-ClippersMavs 110, Clippers 118
228
Sixers-CelticsSixers 101, Celtics 109
210
BOS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 101, Celtics 109
+8 BOS
Mavs-ClippersMavs 110, Clippers 118
+8 LAC
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 125, Nuggets 135 · OT
+10 DEN
Nets-RaptorsNets 110, Raptors 134
+24 TOR
DEN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 125, Nuggets 135 · OT
5 pts
Sixers-CelticsBOS won · Sixers 101, Celtics 109
4 pts
Mavs-ClippersLAC won · Mavs 110, Clippers 118
4 pts
FVV shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FVVTOR · 30 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
GobertUTA · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Luwawu-CabarrotBKN · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
MurrayDEN · 36 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
LukaDAL · 42 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 110Clippers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs38311328110
Clippers34322131118
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 29 points and 12 rebounds carried LA past Dallas, 118-110

For Dallas, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 18 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 11-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 21-13.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −4−3+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic was the fantasy play: 62.9 FPTS on 42 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 125Nuggets 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2527313210125
Nuggets3128193720135
The story
Nikola Jokic had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Denver beat Utah 135-125 in OT

Rudy Gobert led Utah with 17 PTS, 7 REB 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-21 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the overtime 20-10.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+7−50+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 110Raptors 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets20313524110
Raptors37362239134
The story
Toronto beat Brooklyn 134-110 behind 30 points and 11 assists from Fred VanVleet

Caris LeVert paced Brooklyn: 15 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB 30 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 11-15 FG, 8-10 3PT

The swing

A 37-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +17+22+9+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+33.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg57Today

57 points today in 43 minutes, against 24.0 a game in the regular season (69 games).

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
6.4Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 6.4 a game in the regular season (21 games). Line: 3 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−12.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 15 minutes, against 18.6 a game in the regular season (63 games).

Second story · Sixers-Celtics · R1 · G1

Boston takes Game 1, leads Philadelphia 1–0

109–101 in Boston. The first round series continues. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Sixers-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSBOS109–101
Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 57

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 11, 20, 13, 33, 18, 35, 11, 57Jazz-Nuggets · L
57.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 16, 2019: 58 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Career high57 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 28, 40, 34, 29, 36, 25, 18, 42Mavs-Clippers · L
42.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Apr 4, 2010: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Ties career high42 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 17, 21, 25, 23, 14, 10, 11, 36Nuggets-Jazz · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 5, 34, 23, 19, 18, 29, 29, 32Celtics-Sixers · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 14, 13, 36, 21, 13, 14, 10, 30Raptors-Nets · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 23, 28, 24, 27, 29, 39, 26, 29Clippers-Mavs · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST