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Tuesday, June 8, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Jazz trailed Clippers by 13 at halftime and won 112–109.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Hawks102
Sixers118
Q1 Sixers +13; Q2 Sixers +2; Q3 Sixers +7; Q4 Sixers +16
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Clippers109
Jazz112
Q1 Jazz -7; Q2 Jazz -13; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 Jazz +3
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Clippers-Jazz

Donovan Mitchell scores 45, Utah rallies past Clippers

Joel Embiid goes for 40 points

Game flow · Jazz margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-130+3Jazz AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25351930109
Jazz18293233112
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 37, 42, 42, 22, 22, 25, 29, 30, 30, 45Jazz45 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 22, 18, 29, 18, 15, 13, 17, 18Jazz18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 26, 41, 36, 29, 20, 45, 28, 23Clippers23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 23, 28, 29, 20, 23, 20, 22, 20Clippers20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hawks-Sixers · R2 · G2

Philadelphia leads Atlanta wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 118–102. Best quarter: the third, 34–29. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 40 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Sixers
G1 · @ SixersHawks128–124G2 · @ SixersSixers118–102
Lead changes
Clippers-Jazz10
Hawks-Sixers2
The night in charts
Clippers-Jazz combined for 221, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-JazzClippers 109, Jazz 112
221
Hawks-SixersHawks 102, Sixers 118
220
Jazz won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Clippers-JazzClippers 109, Jazz 112
+3 Jazz
Hawks-SixersHawks 102, Sixers 118
+16 Sixers
Huerter shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HuerterHawks · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
CurrySixers · 21 PTS, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Tobias HarrisSixers · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
MitchellJazz · 45 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
53% (16-30)
EmbiidSixers · 40 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
52% (13-25)
Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 109Jazz 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25351930109
Jazz18293233112
The story
Bojan Bogdanovic had 18 points as Utah beat LA 112-109

Paul George led LA with 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 6-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Jazz took the third 32-19.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 −7−130+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 102Sixers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks20352918102
Sixers33243427118
The story
Tobias Harris' 22 points carried Philadelphia past Atlanta, 118-102

For Atlanta, Danilo Gallinari had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-20, was where the 76ers built it.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +13+2+7+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 29.7 a game in the regular season (44 games). Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 45

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 37, 42, 42, 22, 22, 25, 29, 30, 30, 45Jazz-Clippers · W
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan Bulls, May 27, 1996: 45 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Season high45 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 37, 29, 6, 13, 30, 22, 36, 8, 39, 40Sixers-Hawks · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire Suns, Mar 22, 2005: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 26, 41, 36, 29, 20, 45, 28, 23Clippers-Jazz · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · −9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 9, 37, 19, 20, 21, 28, 20, 22Sixers-Hawks · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 10, 32, 30, 21, 27, 36, 35, 21Hawks-Sixers · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · −9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 10, 7, 6, 12, 21, 1, 9, 21Hawks-Sixers · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST