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Tuesday, August 18, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 6 after the first quarter and won 113–101.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Magic122
Bucks110
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Heat113
Pacers101
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Thunder108
Rockets123
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +15
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers100
Lakers93
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +7
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Heat-Pacers

Miami draws first blood against Indiana

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4+1+12MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27292532113
Pacers33192821101
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 12, 28, 9, 22, 16, 19, 7, 28MIA28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 11, 3, 13, 25, 20, 11, 16, 24MIA24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 4, 20, 12, 25, 24, 12, 16, 22IND22 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 22, 53, 34, 32, 16, 39, 12, 22IND22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Blazers-Lakers · R1 · G1

Portland never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 100–93. Damian Lillard led Portland with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Lakers
G1 · @ LALPOR100–93
Lead changes
Blazers-Lakers6
Heat-Pacers4
Thunder-Rockets3
The night in charts
Magic-Bucks combined for 232, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BucksMagic 122, Bucks 110
232
Thunder-RocketsThunder 108, Rockets 123
231
Heat-PacersHeat 113, Pacers 101
214
Blazers-LakersBlazers 100, Lakers 93
193
POR won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Blazers-LakersBlazers 100, Lakers 93
+7 POR
Heat-PacersHeat 113, Pacers 101
+12 MIA
Magic-BucksMagic 122, Bucks 110
+12 ORL
Thunder-RocketsThunder 108, Rockets 123
+15 HOU
Jeff Green shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jeff GreenHOU · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
VucevicORL · 35 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (15-24)
HardenHOU · 37 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
55% (12-22)
FultzORL · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
RossORL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 100Lakers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers36212122100
Lakers2531191893
The story
Damian Lillard had 34 points as Portland beat Los Angeles 100-93

Kyle Kuzma led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 8 REB 34 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 36-25, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +11+1+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 122Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic33293030122
Bucks23292731110
The story
Nikola Vucevic's 35 points and 14 rebounds carried Orlando past Milwaukee, 122-110

For Milwaukee, Khris Middleton had 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 15-24 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-23, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+10+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 61.4 FPTS on 31 PTS, 17 REB, 7 AST

Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 108Rockets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder20323125108
Rockets28403619123
The story
Houston beat Oklahoma City 123-108 behind 22 points from Jeff Green

Danilo Gallinari paced Oklahoma City: 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +8+16+21+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg35Today

35 points today in 37 minutes, against 19.6 a game in the regular season (62 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Reg. season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−12.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 32 minutes, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (65 games).

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 37

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 49, 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37Rockets-Thunder · W
37.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 23, 24, 12, 21, 26, 12, 23, 35Magic-Bucks · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high35 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 21, 45, 22, 51, 61, 42, 31, 34Blazers-Lakers · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 32, 36, 36, 16, 33, 34, 12, 31Bucks-Magic · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 17 REB · 7 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 15, 20, 19, 12, 20, 14, 3, 29Thunder-Rockets · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 34, 14, 42, 9, 17, 8, 27, 28Lakers-Blazers · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST