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Wednesday, September 9, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 125–122.

Final · 2OT · R2 · G6 · Box score
Raptors125
Celtics122
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 Raptors 0; OT2 TOR +3
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Clippers96
Nuggets85
Q1 LAC +14; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +11
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Raptors-Celtics

Kyle Lowry hits six threes, Toronto tops Boston

Kawhi Leonard goes for 30 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-4-4+400+3TOR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Raptors21273317819125
Celtics25272521816122
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31, 22, 10, 33TOR33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 11, 29, 10, 4, 8, 5, 16, 23TOR23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19, 14, 27, 31BOS31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29BOS29 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Celtics10
Clippers-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Raptors-Celtics combined for 247, 66 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 125, Celtics 122 · OT
247
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 96, Nuggets 85
181
TOR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 125, Celtics 122 · OT
+3 TOR
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 96, Nuggets 85
+11 LAC
Theis shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TheisBOS · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
LowryTOR · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
HarrellLAC · 15 PTS, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
PowellTOR · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
JokicDEN · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
48% (11-23)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 125Celtics 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Raptors21273317819125
Celtics25272521816122
The story
Fred VanVleet had 21 points as Toronto beat Boston 125-122 in OT

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 31 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 7-22 FG, 3-13 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Raptors took the third 33-25.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −4−4+400+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum led the game in fantasy with 67.3 FPTS (29 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST)

Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 96Nuggets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2622252396
Nuggets1228232285
The story
Lou Williams' 12 points carried LA past Denver, 96-85

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 12 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 3-11 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-12, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +14+8+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.9Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Nuggets · R2 · G4

Clippers lead Denver wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 96–85. Best quarter: the first, 26–12. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Nuggets
G1 · @ LACLAC120–97G2 · @ LACDEN110–101G3 · @ DENLAC113–107G4 · @ DENLAC96–85
Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 33

Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31, 22, 10, 33Raptors-Celtics · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19, 14, 27, 31Celtics-Raptors · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29, 13, 23, 30Clippers-Nuggets · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29Celtics-Raptors · L
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26, 32, 26Nuggets-Clippers · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 14, 8, 21, 19, 11, 8, 12, 23Celtics-Raptors · L
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Finley DAL, Apr 14, 1998: 23 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
23 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST