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Saturday, May 22, 2021Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed BOS by 6 at halftime and won 104–93.

Final · OT · R1 · G1 · Box score
Heat107
Bucks109
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs113
Clippers103
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Celtics93
Nets104
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +11
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers123
Nuggets109
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +14
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Celtics-Nets

Kevin Durant posts 32 and 12 as Brooklyn beats Boston

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6+5+11BKN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2132202093
Nets16313126104
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 42, 32, 20, 33, 21, 14, 12, 23, 32BKN32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 20, 38, 45, 31, 13, 22, 17, 29BKN29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 60, 33, 27, 9, 29, 33, 29, 26, 50, 22BOS22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 10, 11, 3, 4, 16, 10, 7, 17BOS17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Blazers-Nuggets · R1 · G1

Portland takes Game 1, leads Denver 1–0

123–109 in Denver. The first round series continues. Damian Lillard led Portland with 34 points, 2 rebounds and 13 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Nuggets
G1 · @ DENPOR123–109
Lead changes
Mavs-Clippers12
Celtics-Nets4
Blazers-Nuggets3
The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 232, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 123, Nuggets 109
232
Heat-BucksHeat 107, Bucks 109 · OT
216
Mavs-ClippersMavs 113, Clippers 103
216
Celtics-NetsCeltics 93, Nets 104
197
MIL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-BucksHeat 107, Bucks 109 · OT
+2 MIL
Mavs-ClippersMavs 113, Clippers 103
+10 DAL
Celtics-NetsCeltics 93, Nets 104
+11 BKN
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 123, Nuggets 109
+14 POR
BKN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-NetsBKN won · Celtics 93, Nets 104
6 pts
Blazers-NuggetsPOR won · Blazers 123, Nuggets 109
3 pts
Heat-BucksMIL won · Heat 107, Bucks 109 · OT
2 pts
Nurkic shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NurkicPOR · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HardawayDAL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
DragicMIA · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
MPJDEN · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
57% (12-21)
KyrieBKN · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
55% (11-20)
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 107Bucks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat242628218107
Bucks2231271910109
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 18 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Miami 109-107 in OT

Jimmy Butler led Miami with 17 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 26 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-27 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Bucks took the second 31-26.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2+3+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 113Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33272627113
Clippers30252523103
The story
Dorian Finney-Smith's 18 points carried Dallas past LA, 113-103

For LA, Paul George had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 7-9 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-23, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3+5+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 93Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2132202093
Nets16313126104
The story
Brooklyn beat Boston 104-93 behind 21 points and 8 assists from James Harden

Jayson Tatum paced Boston: 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL · 5-13 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −5−6+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.4Reg. season avg25Today

25 points today in 35 minutes, against 13.4 a game in the regular season (50 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
5.9Reg. season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in the regular season (35 games). Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−9.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg9Today

9 points today in 41 minutes, against 18.7 a game in the regular season (64 games).

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 34

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 32, 24, 29, 30, 31, 20, 21, 34Nuggets-Blazers · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 32, 38, 30, 34, 30, 41, 22, 34Blazers-Nuggets · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 42, 32, 20, 33, 21, 14, 12, 23, 32Nets-Celtics · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 24, 24, 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31Mavs-Clippers · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James MIA, Jan 23, 2013: 31 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
31 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 20, 38, 45, 31, 13, 22, 17, 29Nets-Celtics · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 26, 23, 23, 23, 11, 22, 21, 27Bucks-Heat · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST