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Wednesday, June 2, 2021Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Wizards112
Sixers129
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +17
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hawks103
Knicks89
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +14
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Grizzlies110
Jazz126
Q1 UTA +20; Q2 UTA +24; Q3 UTA +30; Q4 UTA +16
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Mavs105
Clippers100
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +5
The lead · First round · Game 5 · Mavs-Clippers

Luka Doncic scores 42 as Dallas beats Clippers

Tobias Harris goes for 28 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+2+14+5DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35213316105
Clippers28262125100
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31, 39, 44, 19, 42DAL42 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 25, 19, 27, 7, 15, 21, 28, 12, 4, 20DAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 18, 16, 20, 23, 28, 29, 20, 23LAC23 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41, 36, 29, 20LAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Sixers11
Mavs-Clippers8
Hawks-Knicks4
Grizzlies-Jazz0
The night in charts
Wizards-Sixers combined for 241, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SixersWizards 112, Sixers 129
241
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 110, Jazz 126
236
Mavs-ClippersMavs 105, Clippers 100
205
Hawks-KnicksHawks 103, Knicks 89
192
DAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Mavs-ClippersMavs 105, Clippers 100
+5 DAL
Hawks-KnicksHawks 103, Knicks 89
+14 ATL
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 110, Jazz 126
+16 UTA
Wizards-SixersWizards 112, Sixers 129
+17 PHI
Gobert shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
MitchellUTA · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
O'NealeUTA · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
SimmonsPHI · 19 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
ValanciunasMEM · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 105Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35213316105
Clippers28262125100
The story
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 20 points as Dallas beat LA 105-100

Marcus Morris led LA with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-19 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the third 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7+2+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 103Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks21312229103
Knicks2126152789
The story
Atlanta beat New York 103-89 behind 36 points and 9 assists from Trae Young

Julius Randle paced New York: 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 10-28 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 22-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+5+12+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 112Sixers 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29343118112
Sixers29363826129
The story
Ben Simmons' a 19-10-11 triple-double carried Philadelphia past Washington, 129-112

For Washington, Russell Westbrook had 24 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB 19 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 7-11 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-18, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 0+2+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.2Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg5.0Last 2 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Knicks · R1 · G5

Atlanta finishes off New York, wins the series 4–1

103–89 in Game 5 of the first round. Trae Young led Atlanta with 36 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Knicks
G1 · @ NYKATL107–105G2 · @ NYKNYK101–92G3 · @ ATLATL105–94G4 · @ ATLATL113–96G5 · @ NYKATL103–89
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 42

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31, 39, 44, 19, 42Mavs-Clippers · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 3, 2018: 43 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 33, 18, 10, 32, 30, 21, 27, 36Hawks-Knicks · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 50, 25, 22, 25, 33, 33, 25, 27, 32Wizards-Sixers · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 41, 37, 42, 42, 22, 22, 25, 29, 30, 30Jazz-Grizzlies · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 10, 8, 20, 15, 9, 15, 10, 30Sixers-Wizards · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 27, 21, 9, 37, 19, 20, 21, 28Sixers-Wizards · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST