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Saturday, May 7, 2022Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 4 at halftime and won 103–101.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Celtics101
Bucks103
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +2
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Grizzlies112
Warriors142
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +30
On this day · 2020–21May 7, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Bojan Bogdanovic (Jazz-Nuggets), 48 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Celtics-Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts 42 and 12 as Milwaukee beats Boston

Ja Morant goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4+13+2MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics19311734101
Bucks22243423103
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 27, 33, 18, 32, 33, 24, 28, 42MIL42 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 15, 15, 16, 26, 10, 25, 19, 25MIL25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 23, 22, 23, 22, 12, 30, 27BOS27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 13, 20, 16, 3, 13, 12, 11, 22BOS22 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Warriors · R2 · G3

Golden State beats Memphis by 30, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 142–112. Series: 2–1. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Warriors
G1 · @ MEMGSW117–116G2 · @ MEMMEM106–101G3 · @ GSWGSW142–112
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Warriors1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Warriors combined for 254, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 112, Warriors 142
254
Celtics-BucksCeltics 101, Bucks 103
204
MIL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Celtics-BucksCeltics 101, Bucks 103
+2 MIL
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 112, Warriors 142
+30 GSW
MIL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 101, Bucks 103
4 pts
Grizzlies-WarriorsGSW won · Grizzlies 112, Warriors 142
2 pts
Kuminga shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KumingaGSW · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
WigginsGSW · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PooleGSW · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
JaMEM · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
62% (13-21)
KlayGSW · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 101Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics19311734101
Bucks22243423103
The story
Jrue Holiday had 25 points as Milwaukee beat Boston 103-101

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 27 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-30 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Bucks took the third 34-17.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3−4+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Warriors
Grizzlies 112Warriors 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28292332112
Warriors26383741142
The story
Stephen Curry's 30 points carried Golden State past Memphis, 142-112

For Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-23, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
300 −2+7+21+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.4Reg. season avg38.3Last 3 playoff games

38.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 34 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.3 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 42

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 27, 33, 18, 32, 33, 24, 28, 42Bucks-Celtics · W
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Jan 21, 2024: 42 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 23, 16, 11, 30, 17, 34, 47, 34Grizzlies-Warriors · L
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33, 30, 24, 27, 30Warriors-Grizzlies · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 23, 22, 23, 22, 12, 30, 27Celtics-Bucks · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 30, 29, 27, 11, 8, 31, 20, 27Warriors-Grizzlies · W
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 15, 15, 16, 26, 10, 25, 19, 25Bucks-Celtics · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST