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Tuesday, May 18, 2021Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 2 at halftime and won 118–100.

Final · Play-in · Box score
Hornets117
Pacers144
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +30; Q4 IND +27
Final · Play-in · Box score
Wizards100
Celtics118
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +18
The lead · Play-in · Wizards-Celtics

Jayson Tatum scores 50 as Boston beats Washington

Russell Westbrook goes for 20 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-2+10+18BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards21332620100
Celtics27253828118
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 35, 60, 33, 27, 9, 29, 33, 29, 26, 50BOS50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 26, 32, 20, 32, 33, 18, 36, 29BOS29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 45, 27, 19, 29, 26, 42, 28, 50, 25, 22WAS22 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 42, 14, 29, 13, 33, 28, 34, 21, 23, 20WAS20 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Hornets-Pacers · Play-in

Indiana leads Charlotte wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 144–117. Best quarter: the first, 40–24. Oshae Brissett led Indiana with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Hornets
Oshae Brissett · INDMiles Bridges · CHAPTS2323REB58AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wizards-Celtics7
Hornets-Pacers0
The night in charts
Hornets-Pacers combined for 261, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-PacersHornets 117, Pacers 144
261
Wizards-CelticsWizards 100, Celtics 118
218
BOS won the closest game by 18
Closest finishes
Wizards-CelticsWizards 100, Celtics 118
+18 BOS
Hornets-PacersHornets 117, Pacers 144
+27 IND
Brissett shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrissettIND · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
McConnellIND · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Miles BridgesCHA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
BrogdonIND · 16 PTS, 8 AST
60% (6-10)
MonkCHA · 13 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
50% (5-10)
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 100Celtics 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards21332620100
Celtics27253828118
The story
Kemba Walker had 29 points as Boston beat Washington 118-100

Bradley Beal led Washington with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-24 FG, 6-14 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Celtics took the third 38-26.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +6−2+10+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 117Pacers 144
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets24213339117
Pacers40293936144
The story
Domantas Sabonis' 21 rebounds and 14 points carried Indiana past Charlotte, 144-117

For Charlotte, Miles Bridges had 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 21 REB, 14 PTS, 9 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-24, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +16+24+30+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+23.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg50Today

50 points today in 41 minutes, against 26.4 a game in the regular season (64 games).

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Reg. season avg20.4Today

20 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in the regular season (34 games). Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−10.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg4Today

4 points today in 20 minutes, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (55 games).

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 50

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 35, 60, 33, 27, 9, 29, 33, 29, 26, 50Celtics-Wizards · W
Most like it, modern era: Clifford Robinson PHX, Jan 16, 2000: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 26, 32, 20, 32, 33, 18, 36, 29Celtics-Wizards · W
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 20, 21, 19, 27, 15, 30, 17, 23Hornets-Pacers · L
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Oshae BrissettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 10, 12, 8, 2, 19, 5, 31, 23Pacers-Hornets · W
23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 45, 27, 19, 29, 26, 42, 28, 50, 25, 22Wizards-Celtics · L
22 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Doug McDermottPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 13, 11, 13, 20, 19, 17, 20, 21Pacers-Hornets · W
21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST