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Thursday, August 20, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed OKC by 6 at halftime and won 111–98.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Heat109
Pacers100
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +9
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Thunder98
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +13
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Magic96
Bucks111
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +21; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +15
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers88
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +30; Q4 LAL +23
The lead · First round · Game 2 · Thunder-Rockets

Houston wins Game 2 over OKC, 111–98

Anthony Davis goes for 31 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-6-1+13HOU AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3029192098
Rockets35182434111
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 49, 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21HOU21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Danuel House Jr.Points, last 10 games: 3, 6, 4, 20, 16, 17, 14, 2, 9, 19HOU19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 24, 13, 10, 18, 18, 13, 9, 31OKC31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 20, 19, 12, 20, 14, 3, 29, 17OKC17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Heat-Pacers · R1 · G2

Miami beats Indiana, 109–100

Miami led 88–77 after three and won by 9. Duncan Robinson led Miami with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Pacers
G1 · @ INDMIA113–101G2 · @ INDMIA109–100
Lead changes
Thunder-Rockets14
Heat-Pacers8
Blazers-Lakers1
The night in charts
Heat-Pacers combined for 209
Points by game
Heat-PacersHeat 109, Pacers 100
209
Thunder-RocketsThunder 98, Rockets 111
209
Magic-BucksMagic 96, Bucks 111
207
Blazers-LakersBlazers 88, Lakers 111
199
MIA won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Heat-PacersHeat 109, Pacers 100
+9 MIA
Thunder-RocketsThunder 98, Rockets 111
+13 HOU
Magic-BucksMagic 96, Bucks 111
+15 MIL
Blazers-LakersBlazers 88, Lakers 111
+23 LAL
HOU rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 98, Rockets 111
6 pts
Heat-PacersMIA won · Heat 109, Pacers 100
2 pts
Brook Lopez shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezMIL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
ADLAL · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
VucevicORL · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
57% (13-23)
Jeff GreenHOU · 15 PTS, 7 REB
55% (6-11)
SGAOKC · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 98Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3029192098
Rockets35182434111
The story
James Harden's 21 points and 9 assists carried Houston past Oklahoma City, 111-98

For Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 5-16 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 34-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5−6−1+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 96Bucks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1330302396
Bucks25392918111
The story
Milwaukee beat Orlando 111-96 behind 28 points and 20 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Evan Fournier paced Orlando: 12 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 20 REB, 5 AST · 10-23 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 25-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +12+21+20+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 88Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1920193088
Lakers27293223111
The story
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 16 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 111-88

Damian Lillard led Portland with 18 PTS, 3 REB 16 PTS, 2 REB · 5-8 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +8+17+30+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg33.5Last 2 playoff games

33.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg8.0Last 2 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (10 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Vucevic leads the day with 32

Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 24, 12, 21, 26, 12, 23, 35, 32Magic-Bucks · L
33.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 14, 42, 9, 17, 8, 27, 28, 31Lakers-Blazers · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 24, 13, 10, 18, 18, 13, 9, 31Thunder-Rockets · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 36, 36, 16, 33, 34, 12, 31, 28Bucks-Magic · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 21, 21, 25, 14, 19, 0, 6, 24Heat-Pacers · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 15, 13, 16, 22, 14, 16, 4, 22Pacers-Heat · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST