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Saturday, May 29, 2021Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 7 at halftime and won 120–103.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bucks120
Heat103
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +17
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets95
Blazers115
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +27; Q4 POR +20
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Sixers132
Wizards103
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +29
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Jazz121
Grizzlies111
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +10
The lead · First round · Game 4 · Bucks-Heat

Milwaukee closes out Miami in four

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7+6+17MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22353429120
Heat26382118103
Who led
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 12, 17, 21, 18, 18, 7, 13, 25MIL25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Bryn ForbesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 8, 6, 2, 21, 5, 22, 11, 22MIL22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 20, 22, 18, 5, 9, 16, 17, 20MIA20 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Kendrick NunnPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 12, 18, 13, 31, 10, 9, 4, 18MIA18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Heat1
Nuggets-Blazers0
The night in charts
Sixers-Wizards combined for 235, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WizardsSixers 132, Wizards 103
235
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 121, Grizzlies 111
232
Bucks-HeatBucks 120, Heat 103
223
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 95, Blazers 115
210
UTA won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 121, Grizzlies 111
+10 UTA
Bucks-HeatBucks 120, Heat 103
+17 MIL
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 95, Blazers 115
+20 POR
Sixers-WizardsSixers 132, Wizards 103
+29 PHI
Embiid shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EmbiidPHI · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
78% (14-18)
PowellPOR · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
Brook LopezMIL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
SimmonsPHI · 14 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BamMIA · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 121Grizzlies 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz34283425121
Grizzlies22293426111
The story
Utah beat Memphis 121-111 behind 27 points and 8 assists from Mike Conley

Kyle Anderson paced Memphis: 13 REB, 11 PTS, 5 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 8-16 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +12+11+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 120Heat 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22353429120
Heat26382118103
The story
Brook Lopez had 25 points as Milwaukee beat Miami 120-103

Jimmy Butler led Miami with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB · 11-15 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Bucks took the third 34-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4−7+6+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Wizards
Sixers 132Wizards 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers36363723132
Wizards28302817103
The story
Tobias Harris' 20 points and 13 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Washington, 132-103

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-28, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +8+14+23+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.1 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg5.0Last 2 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.7 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
5.9Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in the regular season (35 games). Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Grizzlies · R1 · G3

Steady Utah beats Memphis

Leads at every break, then a 121–111 final. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Grizzlies
G1 · @ UTAMEM112–109G2 · @ UTAUTA141–129G3 · @ MEMUTA121–111
Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 36

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 34, 13, 34, 37, 29, 6, 13, 30, 22, 36Sixers-Wizards · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 41, 37, 42, 42, 22, 22, 25, 29Jazz-Grizzlies · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 28, 7, 12, 19, 10, 15, 18, 29Blazers-Nuggets · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 24, 12, 16, 20, 35, 26, 47, 28Grizzlies-Jazz · L
33.7 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 11, 18, 26, 10, 11, 22, 20, 27Jazz-Grizzlies · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 22, 30, 18, 24, 14, 31, 23, 27Grizzlies-Jazz · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST