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Friday, May 28, 2021Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 118–108.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Knicks94
Hawks105
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +11
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Nets119
Celtics125
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +6
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Clippers118
Mavs108
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +10
The lead · First round · Game 3 · Clippers-Mavs

Clippers stay alive against Dallas

Jayson Tatum goes for 50 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+3+10LAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31322629118
Mavs34272522108
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41, 36LAC36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 22, 24, 18, 16, 20, 23, 28, 29LAC29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31, 39, 44DAL44 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 13, 15, 5, 19, 15, 15, 9, 14DAL14 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Knicks-Hawks · R1 · G3

Atlanta goes up 2–1 on New York

Game 3 went to the Hawks, 105–94. Trae Young led Atlanta with 21 points, 1 rebound and 14 assists.

Series tracker · Knicks-Hawks
G1 · @ NYKATL107–105G2 · @ NYKNYK101–92G3 · @ ATLATL105–94
Lead changes
Knicks-Hawks10
Nets-Celtics4
Clippers-Mavs3
The night in charts
Nets-Celtics combined for 244, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-CelticsNets 119, Celtics 125
244
Clippers-MavsClippers 118, Mavs 108
226
Knicks-HawksKnicks 94, Hawks 105
199
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nets-CelticsNets 119, Celtics 125
+6 BOS
Clippers-MavsClippers 118, Mavs 108
+10 LAC
Knicks-HawksKnicks 94, Hawks 105
+11 ATL
LAC rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-MavsLAC won · Clippers 118, Mavs 108
3 pts
Knicks-HawksATL won · Knicks 94, Hawks 105
2 pts
Kawhi shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiLAC · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
SmartBOS · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
D-RoseNYK · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Tristan ThompsonBOS · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
HardenBKN · 41 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 119Celtics 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets32252735119
Celtics33283529125
The story
James Harden had 41 points and 10 assists in a 125-119 loss to Boston

Marcus Smart led Boston with 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 41 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 11-18 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the third 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1+4+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 118Mavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31322629118
Mavs34272522108
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 36 points carried LA past Dallas, 118-108

For Dallas, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 12 PTS, 6 REB 36 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 13-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-22, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3+2+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic was the fantasy play: 69.8 FPTS on 44 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST

Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 94Hawks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3113282294
Hawks29292819105
The story
Atlanta beat New York 105-94 behind 21 points and 14 assists from Trae Young

Nerlens Noel paced New York: 12 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 14 AST, 1 REB · 8-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-13 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2+14+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Rose topped the game at 47.2 FPTS: 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.7Reg. season avg38.0Last 3 playoff games

38.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.7 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 44 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 50

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 29, 33, 29, 26, 50, 22, 9, 50Celtics-Nets · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter TOR, May 11, 2001: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
50 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31, 39, 44Mavs-Clippers · L
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Apr 1, 2006: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
44 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 44, 38, 17, 0, 18, 5, 21, 20, 41Nets-Celtics · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul HOU, May 8, 2018: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 33, 21, 14, 12, 23, 32, 26, 39Nets-Celtics · L
32.3 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41, 36Clippers-Mavs · W
34.3 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 17, 25, 27, 15, 7, 17, 26, 30Knicks-Hawks · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST