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Sunday, September 6, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 9 after the first quarter and won 118–115.

Final · OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Bucks118
Heat115
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +3
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Rockets109
Lakers117
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +8
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Bucks-Heat

Khris Middleton scores 36, Milwaukee wins in overtime

LeBron James goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9+2-30+3MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks2228352211118
Heat311740198115
Who led
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28, 23, 18, 36MIL36 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 28, 35, 31, 28, 18, 29, 21, 19MIL19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 17, 7, 22, 14, 12, 15, 20, 26MIA26 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 0, 6, 24, 15, 5, 4, 13, 6, 20MIA20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Heat11
Rockets-Lakers5
The night in charts
Bucks-Heat combined for 233, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HeatBucks 118, Heat 115 · OT
233
Rockets-LakersRockets 109, Lakers 117
226
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bucks-HeatBucks 118, Heat 115 · OT
+3 MIL
Rockets-LakersRockets 109, Lakers 117
+8 LAL
MIL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HeatMIL won · Bucks 118, Heat 115 · OT
9 pts
Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 109, Lakers 117
2 pts
Giannis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
BamMIA · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
TuckerHOU · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ADLAL · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
63% (15-24)
LeBronLAL · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 4 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 118Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks2228352211118
Heat311740198115
The story
Eric Bledsoe had 14 points and 10 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Miami 118-115 in OT

Duncan Robinson led Miami with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Bucks took the second 28-17.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −9+2−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 109Lakers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20314117109
Lakers36312327117
The story
Anthony Davis' 34 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Houston, 117-109

For Houston, PJ Tucker had 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 15-24 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-20, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +16+16−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 29.9 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 36 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Lakers · R2 · G2

Lakers win Game 2 over Houston, 117–109

Conference semifinals series: Lakers 1, Houston 1. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Lakers
G1 · @ LALHOU112–97G2 · @ LALLAL117–109
Top performances

Khris Middleton leads the day with 36

Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28, 23, 18, 36Bucks-Heat · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 27, 28, 31, 29, 18, 43, 25, 34Lakers-Rockets · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 17, 23, 10, 38, 30, 36, 20, 28Lakers-Rockets · W
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 21, 38, 32, 31, 32, 17, 36, 27Rockets-Lakers · L
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 17, 7, 22, 14, 12, 15, 20, 26Heat-Bucks · L
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 15, 18, 23, 20, 9, 21, 23, 24Rockets-Lakers · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST