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Tuesday, September 1, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed TOR by 8 after three quarters and won 102–99.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Celtics102
Raptors99
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +3
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Jazz78
Nuggets80
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +2
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Celtics-Raptors

Jayson Tatum scores 34, Boston rallies past Toronto

Nikola Jokic goes for 30 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+2-8+3BOS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28222032102
Raptors2820302199
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 29, 29, 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34BOS34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 8, 11, 2, 10, 14, 8, 21, 19BOS19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 6, 7, 12, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20TOR20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 14, 10, 30, 24, 22, 9, 11, 19TOR19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Raptors19
The night in charts
Celtics-Raptors combined for 201, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 102, Raptors 99
201
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 78, Nuggets 80
158
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 78, Nuggets 80
+2 DEN
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 102, Raptors 99
+3 BOS
Gobert shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 19 PTS, 18 REB, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
OGTOR · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
IbakaTOR · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
JokicDEN · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST
52% (12-23)
TatumBOS · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
47% (8-17)
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 78Nuggets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2115241878
Nuggets2624151580
The story
Jamal Murray's 17 points carried Denver past Utah, 80-78

For Utah, Donovan Mitchell had 22 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 7-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-15, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+14+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 102Raptors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28222032102
Raptors2820302199
The story
Jaylen Brown had 16 points as Boston beat Toronto 102-99

Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 16 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 5-13 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 32-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0+2−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 17 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Reg. season avg23.5Last 2 playoff games

23.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 31.8 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 4 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Nuggets · R1 · G7

Denver leads Utah wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 80–78. Best quarter: the first, 26–21. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Nuggets
G1 · @ DENDEN135–125G2 · @ DENUTA124–105G3 · @ UTAUTA124–87G4 · @ UTAUTA129–127G5 · @ DENDEN117–107G6 · @ UTADEN119–107G7 · @ DENDEN80–78
Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 34

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 29, 29, 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34Celtics-Raptors · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 2, 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22, 30Nuggets-Jazz · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 35, 11, 57, 30, 20, 51, 30, 44, 22Jazz-Nuggets · L
36.3 PPG playoffs to date · −16.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 6, 7, 12, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20Raptors-Celtics · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 9, 17, 19, 24, 17, 11, 11, 19Jazz-Nuggets · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 14, 10, 30, 24, 22, 9, 11, 19Raptors-Celtics · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST