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Monday, April 24, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 11 after three quarters and won 119–114.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bucks114
Heat119
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -11; Q4 MIA +5
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Grizzlies111
Lakers117
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +6
On this day · 2021–22Apr 24, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Warriors), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Bucks-Heat

Jimmy Butler scores 56, Miami rallies past Milwaukee

Brook Lopez goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7-11+5MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks33243225114
Heat28222841119
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 35, 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56MIA56 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 14, 4, 12, 8, 22, 18, 12, 15MIA15 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 8, 21, 20, 26, 10, 25, 6, 36MIL36 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 24, 31, 38, 24, 33, 28, 6, 26MIL26 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Lakers · R1 · G4

Lakers take Game 4, lead Memphis 3–1

117–111 in Los Angeles. The first round series continues. Austin Reaves led Lakers with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Lakers
G1 · @ MEMLAL128–112G2 · @ MEMMEM103–93G3 · @ LALLAL111–101G4 · @ LALLAL117–111
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Lakers13
Bucks-Heat5
The night in charts
Bucks-Heat combined for 233, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HeatBucks 114, Heat 119
233
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 111, Lakers 117 · OT
228
MIA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bucks-HeatBucks 114, Heat 119
+5 MIA
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 111, Lakers 117 · OT
+6 LAL
MIA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HeatMIA won · Bucks 114, Heat 119
11 pts
Grizzlies-LakersLAL won · Grizzlies 111, Lakers 117 · OT
2 pts
Jimmy shot 19-of-28 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JimmyMIA · 56 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
68% (19-28)
Brook LopezMIL · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
57% (13-23)
GiannisMIL · 26 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB, 2 BLK
55% (12-22)
RussellLAL · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
47% (7-15)
BaneMEM · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
45% (13-29)
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 114Heat 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks33243225114
Heat28222841119
The story
Bam Adebayo had 15 points as Miami beat Milwaukee 119-114

Jrue Holiday led Milwaukee with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-16 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 41-25.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5−7−11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 111Lakers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies232931217111
Lakers2925272313117
The story
LeBron James' 22 points and 20 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 117-111 in OT

For Memphis, Desmond Bane had 36 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 20 REB, 7 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+2−20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 56 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 56

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 35, 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56Heat-Bucks · W
36.5 PPG playoffs to date · +26.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Apr 7, 1998: 56 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Career high56 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 8, 21, 20, 26, 10, 25, 6, 36Bucks-Heat · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +22.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 21, 30, 24, 16, 22, 17, 18, 36Grizzlies-Lakers · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 24, 31, 38, 24, 33, 28, 6, 26Bucks-Heat · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 27, 2016: 26 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
26 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 20, 22, 12, 12, 23, 12, 13, 23Lakers-Grizzlies · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 33, 16, 36, 30, 21, 28, 25, 22Lakers-Grizzlies · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 20 REB · 7 AST