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Tuesday, June 1, 2021Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 2 after three quarters and won 147–140.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Celtics109
Nets123
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +14
Final · 2OT · R1 · G5 · Box score
Blazers140
Nuggets147
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 Nuggets 0; OT2 DEN +7
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Lakers85
Suns115
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +30; Q3 PHX +29; Q4 PHX +30
The lead · First round · Game 5 · Blazers-Nuggets

Nikola Jokic scores 38, Denver wins in double overtime

Damian Lillard goes for 55 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+13+3-200+7DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Blazers25373227145140
Nuggets382727291412147
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38DEN38 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 5, 15, 8, 10, 12, 8, 12, 28DEN28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42, 37, 10, 55POR55 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 5, 16, 3, 8, 3, 6, 9, 19POR19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Nuggets12
Celtics-Nets3
Lakers-Suns1
The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 287, 55 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 140, Nuggets 147 · OT
287
Celtics-NetsCeltics 109, Nets 123
232
Lakers-SunsLakers 85, Suns 115
200
DEN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 140, Nuggets 147 · OT
+7 DEN
Celtics-NetsCeltics 109, Nets 123
+14 BKN
Lakers-SunsLakers 85, Suns 115
+30 PHX
MPJ shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MPJDEN · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
DamePOR · 55 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 BLK
71% (17-24)
KyrieBKN · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
PaynePHX · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
HardenBKN · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 140Nuggets 147
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Blazers25373227145140
Nuggets382727291412147
The story
Michael Porter Jr. had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Denver beat Portland 147-140 in OT

CJ McCollum led Portland with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 10-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 38-25, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +13+3−200+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 109Nets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24272830109
Nets31282737123
The story
James Harden's a 34-10-10 triple-double carried Brooklyn past Boston, 123-109

For Boston, Jayson Tatum had 32 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 10-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-24, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +7+8+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 85Suns 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2610272285
Suns34322623115
The story
Phoenix beat Los Angeles 115-85 behind 30 points from Devin Booker

Talen Horton-Tucker paced Los Angeles: 11 PTS, 11 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 13-23 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-10 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +8+30+29+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg40.7Last 3 playoff games

40.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 32 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 18 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Nets · R1 · G5

Brooklyn leads Boston wire to wire

Brooklyn was ahead at every break and won 123–109. Best quarter: the fourth, 37–30. James Harden led Brooklyn with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Nets
G1 · @ BKNBKN104–93G2 · @ BKNBKN130–108G3 · @ BOSBOS125–119G4 · @ BOSBKN141–126G5 · @ BKNBKN123–109
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 55

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42, 37, 10, 55Blazers-Nuggets · L
35.6 PPG playoffs to date · +24.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tony Parker SAS, Nov 5, 2008: 55 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Season high55 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38Nuggets-Blazers · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 17, 0, 18, 5, 21, 20, 41, 23, 34Nets-Celtics · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Mar 29, 2010: 34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 29, 26, 50, 22, 9, 50, 40, 32Celtics-Nets · L
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 34, 18, 27, 34, 31, 19, 17, 30Suns-Lakers · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 5, 15, 8, 10, 12, 8, 12, 28Nuggets-Blazers · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST