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Thursday, June 3, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 7 at halftime and won 126–115.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Nuggets126
Blazers115
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +11
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Suns113
Lakers100
Q1 PHX +22; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +13
The lead · First round · Game 6 · Nuggets-Blazers

Nikola Jokic scores 36 as Denver wins in Portland

Devin Booker goes for 47 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7-3+11DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29323728126
Blazers33353314115
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38, 36DEN36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 28, 30, 9, 9, 25, 18, 15, 3, 26, 26DEN26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42, 37, 10, 55, 28POR28 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 27, 24, 21, 21, 22, 21, 18, 21POR21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Suns-Lakers · R1 · G6

Phoenix never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–100. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 47 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Lakers
G1 · @ PHXPHX99–90G2 · @ PHXLAL109–102G3 · @ LALLAL109–95G4 · @ LALPHX100–92G5 · @ PHXPHX115–85G6 · @ LALPHX113–100
Lead changes
Nuggets-Blazers9
Suns-Lakers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Blazers combined for 241, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 126, Blazers 115
241
Suns-LakersSuns 113, Lakers 100
213
DEN won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 126, Blazers 115
+11 DEN
Suns-LakersSuns 113, Lakers 100
+13 PHX
Booker shot 15-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BookerPHX · 47 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
68% (15-22)
KCPLAL · 19 PTS, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
JokicDEN · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
59% (13-22)
MPJDEN · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
53% (10-19)
Monte MorrisDEN · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
50% (8-16)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 126Blazers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29323728126
Blazers33353314115
The story
Monte Morris' 22 points and 9 assists carried Denver past Portland, 126-115

For Portland, Robert Covington had 11 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 28-14.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4−7−3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard was the fantasy play: 54.8 FPTS on 28 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB

Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 113Lakers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns36262724113
Lakers14273524100
The story
Jae Crowder had 18 points as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 113-100

Dennis Schroder led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB · 6-9 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 36-14, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +22+21+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 47

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 18, 27, 34, 31, 19, 17, 30, 47Suns-Lakers · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · +20.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 10, 2001: 47 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Season high47 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38, 36Nuggets-Blazers · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 25, 22, 18, 23, 21, 25, 24, 29Lakers-Suns · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42, 37, 10, 55, 28Blazers-Nuggets · L
34.3 PPG playoffs to date · −7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 28, 30, 9, 9, 25, 18, 15, 3, 26, 26Nuggets-Blazers · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 15, 8, 10, 12, 8, 12, 28, 22Nuggets-Blazers · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST