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Thursday, May 27, 2021Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHX by 1 after the first quarter and won 109–95.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bucks113
Heat84
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +26; Q4 MIL +29
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Suns95
Lakers109
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +14
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets120
Blazers115
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +5
The lead · First round · Game 3 · Suns-Lakers

Lakers beat Phoenix by 14, move within two of advancing

Nikola Jokic goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+3+13+14LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2812233295
Lakers27163333109
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 36, 42, 20, 28, 14, 25, 13, 34, 34LAL34 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 10, 16, 19, 24, 25, 22, 18, 23, 21LAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 15, 7, 26, 6, 8, 21, 22, 22PHX22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 16, 21, 34, 18, 27, 34, 31, 19PHX19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Blazers · R1 · G3

Denver keeps Portland at arm's length

The Trail Blazers never led at a quarter break. Denver won by 5. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Blazers
G1 · @ DENPOR123–109G2 · @ DENDEN128–109G3 · @ PORDEN120–115
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers9
Nuggets-Blazers2
Bucks-Heat1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Blazers combined for 235, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 120, Blazers 115
235
Suns-LakersSuns 95, Lakers 109
204
Bucks-HeatBucks 113, Heat 84
197
DEN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 120, Blazers 115
+5 DEN
Suns-LakersSuns 95, Lakers 109
+14 LAL
Bucks-HeatBucks 113, Heat 84
+29 MIL
Ayton shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
JrueMIL · 19 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
PowellPOR · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
PaynePHX · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
55% (6-11)
SchroderLAL · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 120Blazers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets39252036120
Blazers30292036115
The story
Austin Rivers had 21 points as Denver beat Portland 120-115

Jusuf Nurkic led Portland with 13 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 39-30, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+5+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 95Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2812233295
Lakers27163333109
The story
Anthony Davis' 34 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Phoenix, 109-95

For Phoenix, Deandre Ayton had 22 PTS, 11 REB 34 PTS, 11 REB · 11-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+3+13+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 113Heat 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26233727113
Heat1422242484
The story
Milwaukee beat Miami 113-84 behind 17 points and 17 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Jimmy Butler paced Miami: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 37-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +12+13+26+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg36.0Last 3 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 36 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 37

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 38, 30, 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42, 37Blazers-Nuggets · L
37.7 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 29, 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36Nuggets-Blazers · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 36, 42, 20, 28, 14, 25, 13, 34, 34Lakers-Suns · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 23, 23, 11, 22, 21, 27, 17, 22Bucks-Heat · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 27, 28, 26, 27, 24, 21, 21, 22Blazers-Nuggets · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 15, 7, 26, 6, 8, 21, 22, 22Suns-Lakers · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST