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Wednesday, September 2, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Thunder by 1 after the first quarter and won 104–102.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Heat116
Bucks114
Q1 Heat +9; Q2 Heat +6; Q3 Heat +4; Q4 Heat +2
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Thunder102
Rockets104
Q1 Rockets -1; Q2 Rockets +2; Q3 Rockets +5; Q4 Rockets +2
The lead · First round · Game 7 · Thunder-Rockets

Houston finishes off Thunder, wins the series 4–3

Robert Covington goes for 21 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+2+5+2Rockets AHEAD ↑Thunder AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30292122102
Rockets29322419104
Who led
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 5, 3, 10, 5, 14, 22, 18, 21Rockets21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 13, 21, 15, 18, 23, 20, 9, 21Rockets21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 8, 2, 8, 9, 9, 6, 13, 30Thunder30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 12, 20, 14, 26, 26, 16, 28, 19Thunder19 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Heat-Bucks · R2 · G2

Miami controls Milwaukee start to finish

Miami won 116–114, leading by as many as 9 at a break. Goran Dragic led Miami with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Bucks
G1 · @ BucksHeat115–104G2 · @ BucksHeat116–114
Lead changes
Thunder-Rockets15
Heat-Bucks6
The night in charts
Heat-Bucks combined for 230, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-BucksHeat 116, Bucks 114
230
Thunder-RocketsThunder 102, Rockets 104
206
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BucksHeat 116, Bucks 114
+2 Heat
Thunder-RocketsThunder 102, Rockets 104
+2 Rockets
Giannis shot 10-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisBucks · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
56% (10-18)
SGAThunder · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
Eric GordonRockets · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
DortThunder · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
48% (10-21)
CovingtonRockets · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
47% (7-15)
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 102Rockets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30292122102
Rockets29322419104
The story
James Harden had 17 points and 9 assists as Houston beat Oklahoma City 104-102

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 4-15 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Rockets took the second 32-29.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −1+2+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 116Bucks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat38282426116
Bucks29312628114
The story
Goran Dragic's 23 points carried Miami past Milwaukee, 116-114

For Milwaukee, Khris Middleton had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-29, was where the Heat built it.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +9+6+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 51.3 FPTS on 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.8Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.8 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 30 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 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
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luguentz Dort leads the day with 30

Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 8, 2, 8, 9, 9, 6, 13, 30Thunder-Rockets · L
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +21.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 12, 31, 28, 35, 31, 28, 18, 29Bucks-Heat · L
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 14, 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28, 23Bucks-Heat · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 11, 16, 24, 20, 24, 23, 27, 23Heat-Bucks · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 5, 3, 10, 5, 14, 22, 18, 21Rockets-Thunder · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 13, 21, 15, 18, 23, 20, 9, 21Rockets-Thunder · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST