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Wednesday, April 27, 2022Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DEN by 8 after three quarters and won 102–98.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bulls100
Bucks116
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +16
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Nuggets98
Warriors102
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2020–21Apr 27, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (Celtics-Thunder), 39 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Nuggets-Warriors

Golden State rallies from 8 down to win Game 5

Nikola Jokic goes for 30 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+50-8+4GSW AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2523302098
Warriors30182232102
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 8, 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33, 30GSW30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 36, 33, 41, 19, 21, 26, 32, 15GSW15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 38, 41, 35, 25, 26, 37, 37, 30DEN30 PTS · 19 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 4, 1, 17, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19DEN19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bulls-Bucks · R1 · G5

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Chicago

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–100. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Bucks
G1 · @ MILMIL93–86G2 · @ MILCHI114–110G3 · @ CHIMIL111–81G4 · @ CHIMIL119–95G5 · @ MILMIL116–100
Lead changes
Nuggets-Warriors7
Bulls-Bucks2
The night in charts
Bulls-Bucks combined for 216, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-BucksBulls 100, Bucks 116
216
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 98, Warriors 102
200
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 98, Warriors 102
+4 GSW
Bulls-BucksBulls 100, Bucks 116
+16 MIL
Giannis shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
Patrick WilliamsCHI · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
JokicDEN · 30 PTS, 19 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
CousinsDEN · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
ConnaughtonMIL · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 98Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2523302098
Warriors30182232102
The story
Stephen Curry had 30 points as Golden State beat Denver 102-98

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 10-22 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 32-20.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +50−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 100Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls18242632100
Bucks34263125116
The story
Bobby Portis' 17 rebounds and 14 points carried Milwaukee past Chicago, 116-100

For Chicago, Coby White had 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 17 REB, 14 PTS, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-18, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +16+18+23+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.1Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 3 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 29.4 a game in the regular season (32 games). Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 33

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 44, 28, 18, 29, 30, 27, 33, 18, 32, 33Bucks-Bulls · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 38, 41, 35, 25, 26, 37, 37, 30Nuggets-Warriors · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 8, 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33, 30Warriors-Nuggets · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Patrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 5, 15, 35, 5, 10, 1, 20, 23Bulls-Bucks · L
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Pat ConnaughtonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 2, 6, 10, 3, 3, 11, 5, 20Bucks-Bulls · W
8.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 7, 13, 6, 24, 24, 19, 11, 19Bulls-Bucks · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST