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Tuesday, May 2, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 3 at halftime and won 111–105.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Heat105
Knicks111
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +6
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Lakers117
Warriors112
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2021–22May 2, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Suns), 45 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Heat-Knicks

New York pulls level with Miami

Anthony Davis goes for 30 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-3-1+6NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat29252328105
Knicks31202535111
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 48, 27, 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30NYK30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 26, 3, 19, 22, 11, 7, 13, 25NYK25 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Caleb MartinPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 6, 15, 15, 12, 12, 2, 9, 22MIA22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 0, 15, 16, 2, 10, 22, 20, 21MIA21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Lakers-Warriors · R2 · G1

Lakers go up 1–0 on Golden State

Game 1 went to the Lakers, 117–112. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 30 points, 23 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWLAL117–112
Lead changes
Lakers-Warriors17
Heat-Knicks16
The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 229, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 117, Warriors 112
229
Heat-KnicksHeat 105, Knicks 111
216
LAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 117, Warriors 112
+5 LAL
Heat-KnicksHeat 105, Knicks 111
+6 NYK
NYK rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KnicksNYK won · Heat 105, Knicks 111
3 pts
Lakers-WarriorsLAL won · Lakers 117, Warriors 112
2 pts
Strus shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StrusMIA · 17 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
ADLAL · 30 PTS, 23 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
58% (11-19)
Caleb MartinMIA · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
53% (8-15)
BrunsonNYK · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
53% (10-19)
BamMIA · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
50% (5-10)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 117Warriors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29363121117
Warriors31332424112
The story
LeBron James had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Golden State 117-112

Kevon Looney led Golden State with 23 REB, 10 PTS, 5 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-24 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2+1+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 105Knicks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat29252328105
Knicks31202535111
The story
Julius Randle's 25 points and 12 rebounds carried New York past Miami, 111-105

For Miami, Bam Adebayo had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 8-18 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 35-28.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2−3−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 30

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 24, 22, 13, 31, 12, 31, 16, 30Lakers-Warriors · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 23 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 48, 27, 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30Knicks-Heat · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27Warriors-Lakers · L
32.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 26, 3, 19, 22, 11, 7, 13, 25Knicks-Heat · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 21, 21, 13, 26, 25, 22, 16, 25Warriors-Lakers · L
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 18, 7, 14, 19, 26, 21, 26, 24Knicks-Heat · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST