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Sunday, August 30, 2020Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nuggets trailed Jazz by 6 after the first quarter and won 119–107.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Celtics112
Raptors94
Q1 Celtics +16; Q2 Celtics +17; Q3 Celtics +15; Q4 Celtics +18
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Clippers111
Mavs97
Q1 Clippers -5; Q2 Clippers +6; Q3 Clippers +11; Q4 Clippers +14
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Nuggets119
Jazz107
Q1 Nuggets -6; Q2 Nuggets +5; Q3 Nuggets +9; Q4 Nuggets +12
The lead · First round · Game 6 · Nuggets-Jazz

Jamal Murray scores 50 as Denver beats Utah

Kawhi Leonard goes for 33 points

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+5+9+12Nuggets AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30312731119
Jazz36202328107
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 10, 11, 36, 14, 12, 50, 42, 50Nuggets50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 17, 2, 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22Nuggets22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 35, 11, 57, 30, 20, 51, 30, 44Jazz44 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 24, 23, 20, 9, 27, 26, 17, 21Jazz21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Mavs6
Nuggets-Jazz1
Celtics-Raptors0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Jazz combined for 226, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 119, Jazz 107
226
Clippers-MavsClippers 111, Mavs 97
208
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 112, Raptors 94
206
Nuggets won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 119, Jazz 107
+12 Nuggets
Clippers-MavsClippers 111, Mavs 97
+14 Clippers
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 112, Raptors 94
+18 Celtics
Nuggets rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-JazzNuggets won · Nuggets 119, Jazz 107
6 pts
Clippers-MavsClippers won · Clippers 111, Mavs 97
5 pts
Murray shot 17-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurrayNuggets · 50 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
71% (17-24)
KawhiClippers · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 5 STL
61% (14-23)
SmartCeltics · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
MitchellJazz · 44 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
56% (14-25)
KembaCeltics · 18 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 119Jazz 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30312731119
Jazz36202328107
The story
Donovan Mitchell had 44 points in a 119-107 loss to Denver

Nikola Jokic led Denver with 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 44 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 14-25 FG, 9-13 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 31-20.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 −6+5+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 111Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29282826111
Mavs3417232397
The story
Luka Doncic had 38 points and 9 assists, but LA won 111-97

For LA, Paul George had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 38 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 15-28 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 28-17.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 −5+6+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 112Raptors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics39202924112
Raptors2319312194
The story
Boston beat Toronto 112-94 behind 21 points from Jayson Tatum

Kyle Lowry paced Toronto: 17 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 39-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +16+17+15+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Fred VanVleet topped the game at 45.8 FPTS: 11 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+28.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg47.3Last 3 playoff games

47.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 50 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
Kyle LowryRaptors
−10.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.3Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.3 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in the regular season (33 games). Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Mavs · R1 · G6

Clippers close out Dallas in six

Clippers won Game 6, 111–97, to take the first round series 4–2. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Mavs
G1 · @ ClippersClippers118–110G2 · @ ClippersMavs127–114G3 · @ MavsClippers130–122G4 · @ MavsMavs135–133G5 · @ ClippersClippers154–111G6 · @ MavsClippers111–97
Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 50

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 10, 11, 36, 14, 12, 50, 42, 50Nuggets-Jazz · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date · +19.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Apr 12, 1997: 50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Ties career high50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 35, 11, 57, 30, 20, 51, 30, 44Jazz-Nuggets · L
38.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas Wizards, Jan 3, 2006: 44 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 25, 18, 42, 28, 13, 43, 22, 38Mavs-Clippers · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 39, 26, 29, 35, 36, 32, 32, 33Clippers-Mavs · W
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 17, 2, 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22Nuggets-Jazz · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 18, 29, 29, 32, 33, 15, 28, 21Celtics-Raptors · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST