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Monday, August 24, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed HOU by 2 after the first quarter and won 117–114.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bucks121
Magic106
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +15
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Rockets114
Thunder117
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +3
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pacers87
Heat99
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers135
Blazers115
Q1 LAL +18; Q2 LAL +29; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +20
The lead · First round · Game 4 · Rockets-Thunder

Dennis Schroder scores 30, OKC holds off Houston

James Harden goes for 32 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20-1+3OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets37233321114
Thunder35253225117
Who led
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 16, 27, 13, 17, 6, 13, 29, 30OKC30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 17, 13, 14, 12, 20, 14, 26, 26OKC26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21, 38, 32HOU32 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 5, 16, 13, 13, 21, 15, 18, 23HOU23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pacers-Heat · R1 · G4

Miami finishes off Indiana, wins the series 4–0

99–87 in Game 4 of the first round. Goran Dragic led Miami with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Heat
G1 · @ INDMIA113–101G2 · @ INDMIA109–100G3 · @ MIAMIA124–115G4 · @ MIAMIA99–87
Lead changes
Rockets-Thunder18
Bucks-Magic12
Pacers-Heat9
Lakers-Blazers0
The night in charts
Lakers-Blazers combined for 250, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BlazersLakers 135, Blazers 115
250
Rockets-ThunderRockets 114, Thunder 117
231
Bucks-MagicBucks 121, Magic 106
227
Pacers-HeatPacers 87, Heat 99
186
OKC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-ThunderRockets 114, Thunder 117
+3 OKC
Pacers-HeatPacers 87, Heat 99
+12 MIA
Bucks-MagicBucks 121, Magic 106
+15 MIL
Lakers-BlazersLakers 135, Blazers 115
+20 LAL
OKC rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-ThunderOKC won · Rockets 114, Thunder 117
2 pts
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 87, Heat 99
1 pt
LeBron shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronLAL · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
NurkicPOR · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
67% (14-21)
SchroderOKC · 30 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
63% (10-16)
TurnerIND · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 114Thunder 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets37233321114
Thunder35253225117
The story
Chris Paul had 26 points as Oklahoma City beat Houston 117-114

Eric Gordon led Houston with 23 PTS, 3 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-19 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 25-21.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −20−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 87Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2220202587
Heat2127222999
The story
Miami beat Indiana 99-87 behind 19 rebounds and 14 points from Bam Adebayo

Victor Oladipo paced Indiana: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 19 REB, 14 PTS, 6 AST · 6-16 FG

The swing

A 27-20 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+6+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Myles Turner topped the game at 55.8 FPTS: 22 PTS, 14 REB

Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 121Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22362637121
Magic18342925106
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 31 points and 15 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Orlando, 121-106

For Orlando, Evan Fournier had 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST · 14-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 37-25, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+6+3+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic was the fantasy play: 62.7 FPTS on 31 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 31 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 27.7 a game in the regular season (19 games). Line: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 32

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21, 38, 32Rockets-Thunder · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 16, 33, 34, 12, 31, 28, 35, 31Bucks-Magic · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 21, 26, 12, 23, 35, 32, 20, 31Magic-Bucks · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 19, 31, 29, 17, 23, 10, 38, 30Lakers-Blazers · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 16, 27, 13, 17, 6, 13, 29, 30Thunder-Rockets · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 17, 13, 14, 12, 20, 14, 26, 26Thunder-Rockets · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST