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Sunday, August 23, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAC by 10 after the first quarter and won 135–133.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics110
Sixers106
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +4
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Clippers133
Mavs135
Q1 DAL -10; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +2
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Raptors150
Nets122
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +29; Q4 TOR +28
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets127
Jazz129
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +2
The lead · First round · Game 4 · Clippers-Mavs

Luka Doncic scores 43 as Dallas beats Clippers

Jamal Murray goes for 50 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-8+80+2DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Clippers3432193612133
Mavs2434352814135
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 34, 29, 36, 25, 18, 42, 28, 13, 43DAL43 PTS · 17 REB · 13 AST
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 10, 14, 12, 7, 2, 16, 10, 25DAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 6, 12, 18, 23, 14, 23, 10, 36LAC36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 27, 29, 39, 26, 29, 35, 36, 32LAC32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Sixers · R1 · G4

Boston closes out Philadelphia in four

Boston won Game 4, 110–106, to take the first round series 4–0. Kemba Walker led Boston with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Sixers
G1 · @ BOSBOS109–101G2 · @ BOSBOS128–101G3 · @ PHIBOS102–94G4 · @ PHIBOS110–106
Lead changes
Nuggets-Jazz13
Clippers-Mavs12
Celtics-Sixers11
Raptors-Nets11
Shot of the night

Luka's jumper at the buzzer of OT puts the Mavericks ahead, 135-133 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Nets combined for 272, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-NetsRaptors 150, Nets 122
272
Clippers-MavsClippers 133, Mavs 135 · OT
268
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 127, Jazz 129
256
Celtics-SixersCeltics 110, Sixers 106
216
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 127, Jazz 129
+2 UTA
Clippers-MavsClippers 133, Mavs 135 · OT
+2 DAL
Celtics-SixersCeltics 110, Sixers 106
+4 BOS
Raptors-NetsRaptors 150, Nets 122
+28 TOR
DAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-MavsDAL won · Clippers 133, Mavs 135 · OT
10 pts
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 110, Sixers 106
5 pts
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 127, Jazz 129
3 pts
Ibaka shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaTOR · 27 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
86% (12-14)
BurkeDAL · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
ClarksonUTA · 24 PTS, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
Lou WilliamsLAC · 36 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
PowellTOR · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 133Mavs 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers3432193612133
Mavs2434352814135
The story
Trey Burke had 25 points as Dallas beat LA 135-133 in OT

Lou Williams led LA with 36 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 35-19.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −10−8+80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 127Jazz 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets36292438127
Jazz33313332129
The story
Mike Conley's 26 points carried Utah past Denver, 129-127

For Denver, Paul Millsap had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 8-13 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 33-24.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3−1+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 110Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27303221110
Sixers32261929106
The story
Boston beat Philadelphia 110-106 behind 28 points and 15 rebounds from Jayson Tatum

Joel Embiid paced Philadelphia: 30 PTS, 10 REB 28 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-19 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−1+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg26.5Last 2 playoff games

26.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 26 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.7 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in the regular season (33 games). Line: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 51

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 33, 18, 35, 11, 57, 30, 20, 51Jazz-Nuggets · W
39.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mo Williams MIN, Jan 13, 2015: 52 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
51 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 23, 14, 10, 11, 36, 14, 12, 50Nuggets-Jazz · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +29.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Nov 5, 2008: 49 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Career high50 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 34, 29, 36, 25, 18, 42, 28, 13, 43Mavs-Clippers · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Apr 6, 2025: 41 PTS · 15 REB · 13 AST
Career high43 PTS · 17 REB · 13 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 6, 12, 18, 23, 14, 23, 10, 36Clippers-Mavs · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +20.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 13, 22, 27, 37, 15, 16, 15, 35Nets-Raptors · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +19.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 27, 29, 39, 26, 29, 35, 36, 32Clippers-Mavs · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST