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Friday, May 5, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Suns trailed Nuggets by 2 after the first quarter and won 121–114.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Celtics114
Sixers102
Q1 Celtics -1; Q2 Celtics +7; Q3 Celtics +11; Q4 Celtics +12
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets114
Suns121
Q1 Suns -2; Q2 Suns +15; Q3 Suns +2; Q4 Suns +7
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Nuggets-Suns

Devin Booker scores 47 as Phoenix beats Denver

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Suns margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+15+2+7Suns AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31213626114
Suns29382331121
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 26, 38, 45, 30, 47, 27, 35, 47Suns47 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 27, 25, 28, 31, 31, 29, 24, 39Suns39 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 24, 40, 18, 19, 35, 34, 10, 32Nuggets32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 13, 27, 20, 43, 28, 24, 39, 30Nuggets30 PTS · 17 REB · 17 AST
Second story · Celtics-Sixers · R2 · G3

Boston beats Philadelphia by 12, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 114–102. Series: 2–1. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Sixers
G1 · @ CelticsSixers119–115G2 · @ CelticsCeltics121–87G3 · @ SixersCeltics114–102
Lead changes
Nuggets-Suns18
The night in charts
Nuggets-Suns combined for 235, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 114, Suns 121
235
Celtics-SixersCeltics 114, Sixers 102
216
Suns won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 114, Suns 121
+7 Suns
Celtics-SixersCeltics 114, Sixers 102
+12 Celtics
Suns rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SunsSuns won · Nuggets 114, Suns 121
2 pts
Celtics-SixersCeltics won · Celtics 114, Sixers 102
1 pt
Booker shot 20-of-25 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BookerSuns · 47 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
80% (20-25)
JokicNuggets · 30 PTS, 17 REB, 17 AST, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
TatumCeltics · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
50% (10-20)
MPJNuggets · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 1 BLK
50% (7-14)
EmbiidSixers · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
47% (9-19)
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 114Suns 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31213626114
Suns29382331121
The story
Kevin Durant had 39 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat Denver 121-114

Jamal Murray led Denver with 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 39 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 12-31 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Suns took the second 38-21.

Suns lead by quarter
200 −2+15+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 114Sixers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28293126114
Sixers29212725102
The story
Jayson Tatum's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past Philadelphia, 114-102

For Philadelphia, De'Anthony Melton had 14 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 29-21.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −1+7+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid was the fantasy play: 62.6 FPTS on 30 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.8Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.8 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 47 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 7 points, 0 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 47

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 26, 38, 45, 30, 47, 27, 35, 47Suns-Nuggets · W
36.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Mar 31, 2006: 47 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
47 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 27, 25, 28, 31, 31, 29, 24, 39Suns-Nuggets · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 24, 40, 18, 19, 35, 34, 10, 32Nuggets-Suns · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 13, 27, 20, 43, 28, 24, 39, 30Nuggets-Suns · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Draymond Green Warriors, Jan 2, 2016: 29 PTS · 17 REB · 14 AST
30 PTS · 17 REB · 17 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 28, 52, 21, 26, 20, 14, 15, 30Sixers-Celtics · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 29, 29, 31, 19, 30, 39, 7, 27Celtics-Sixers · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST