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Sunday, May 30, 2021Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 1 points, by PHX (vs LAL) and ATL (vs NYK) and BKN (vs BOS).

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Knicks96
Hawks113
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +17
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Suns100
Lakers92
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nets141
Celtics126
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +21; Q4 BKN +15
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Clippers106
Mavs81
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +16; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +25
The lead · First round · Game 4 · Suns-Lakers

Phoenix pulls level with Lakers

Jayson Tatum goes for 40 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+4+16+8PHX AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23312719100
Lakers2426152792
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 13, 24, 26, 16, 7, 6, 7, 18PHX18 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 21, 34, 18, 27, 34, 31, 19, 17PHX17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 19, 24, 25, 22, 18, 23, 21, 25LAL25 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 0, 6, 1, 0, 3, 6, 3, 12LAL12 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nets-Celtics · R1 · G4

Brooklyn takes Game 4, leads Boston 3–1

141–126 in Boston. The first round series continues. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 42 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Celtics
G1 · @ BKNBKN104–93G2 · @ BKNBKN130–108G3 · @ BOSBOS125–119G4 · @ BOSBKN141–126
Lead changes
Knicks-Hawks14
Suns-Lakers14
Clippers-Mavs3
Nets-Celtics1
The night in charts
Nets-Celtics combined for 267, 58 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-CelticsNets 141, Celtics 126
267
Knicks-HawksKnicks 96, Hawks 113
209
Suns-LakersSuns 100, Lakers 92
192
Clippers-MavsClippers 106, Mavs 81
187
PHX won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-LakersSuns 100, Lakers 92
+8 PHX
Nets-CelticsNets 141, Celtics 126
+15 BKN
Knicks-HawksKnicks 96, Hawks 113
+17 ATL
Clippers-MavsClippers 106, Mavs 81
+25 LAC
PHX rallied from 1 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-LakersPHX won · Suns 100, Lakers 92
1 pt
Knicks-HawksATL won · Knicks 96, Hawks 113
1 pt
Nets-CelticsBKN won · Nets 141, Celtics 126
1 pt
Kawhi shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiLAC · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
KDBKN · 42 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
70% (14-20)
HardenBKN · 23 PTS, 18 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
John CollinsATL · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Bruce BrownBKN · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 141Celtics 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33403929141
Celtics34263135126
The story
Kyrie Irving had 39 points and 11 rebounds as Brooklyn beat Boston 141-126

Marcus Smart led Boston with 16 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 39 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 11-24 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Nets took the second 40-26.

BKN lead by quarter
300 −1+13+21+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 96Hawks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2623222596
Hawks25283525113
The story
Atlanta beat New York 113-96 behind 27 points and 9 assists from Trae Young

RJ Barrett paced New York: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB · 9-21 FG, 4-14 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −1+4+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Julius Randle topped the game at 47.5 FPTS: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST

Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 106Mavs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31302124106
Mavs2223152181
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried LA past Dallas, 106-81

For Dallas, Luka Doncic had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +9+16+22+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.8Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.8 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in the regular season (18 games). Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 42

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 21, 14, 12, 23, 32, 26, 39, 42Nets-Celtics · W
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 3, 2002: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ties season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 33, 29, 26, 50, 22, 9, 50, 40Celtics-Nets · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Peeler VAN, Feb 4, 1997: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 38, 45, 31, 13, 22, 17, 29, 15, 16, 39Nets-Celtics · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41, 36, 29Clippers-Mavs · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 36, 33, 18, 10, 32, 30, 21, 27Hawks-Knicks · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 19, 24, 25, 22, 18, 23, 21, 25Lakers-Suns · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST