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Monday, September 7, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Nuggets by 4 after three quarters and won 113–107.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Celtics111
Raptors89
Q1 Celtics +14; Q2 Celtics +27; Q3 Celtics +24; Q4 Celtics +22
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Clippers113
Nuggets107
Q1 Clippers +1; Q2 Clippers -2; Q3 Clippers -4; Q4 Clippers +6
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Clippers-Nuggets

Paul George scores 32 as Clippers win in Denver

Nikola Jokic goes for 32 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-2-4+6Clippers AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33242729113
Nuggets32272919107
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19, 22, 32Clippers32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29, 13, 23Clippers23 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26, 32Nuggets32 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 28, 7, 9, 15, 2, 10, 5, 11, 18Nuggets18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Raptors · R2 · G5

Steady Boston beats Toronto

Leads at every break, then a 111–89 final. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Raptors
G1 · @ RaptorsCeltics112–94G2 · @ RaptorsCeltics102–99G3 · @ CelticsRaptors104–103G4 · @ CelticsRaptors100–93G5 · @ RaptorsCeltics111–89
Lead changes
Clippers-Nuggets12
Celtics-Raptors0
The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 220, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 113, Nuggets 107
220
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 111, Raptors 89
200
Clippers won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 113, Nuggets 107
+6 Clippers
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 111, Raptors 89
+22 Celtics
George shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeorgeClippers · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Jaylen BrownCeltics · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL
56% (10-18)
JokicNuggets · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
54% (13-24)
KembaCeltics · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
53% (8-15)
KawhiClippers · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
47% (9-19)
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 113Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33242729113
Nuggets32272919107
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 23 points and 14 rebounds as LA beat Denver 113-107

Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 18 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 29-19.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +1−2−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 111Raptors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25372524111
Raptors1124282689
The story
Jaylen Brown's 27 points carried Boston past Toronto, 111-89

For Toronto, Fred VanVleet had 18 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-11, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
300 +14+27+24+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.9Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 32

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26, 32Nuggets-Clippers · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19, 22, 32Clippers-Nuggets · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 7, 29, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19, 14, 27Celtics-Raptors · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29, 13, 23Clippers-Nuggets · W
29.1 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 22, 24, 32, 18, 17, 29, 15, 21Celtics-Raptors · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18Celtics-Raptors · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST