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Saturday, May 6, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed GSW by 7 after the first quarter and won 127–97.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Knicks86
Heat105
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +19
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Warriors97
Lakers127
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +30
On this day · 2021–22May 6, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Heat-Sixers), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Warriors-Lakers

Lakers rout Golden State in Game 3

Anthony Davis goes for 25 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+11+18+30LAL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3018202997
Lakers23362741127
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 13, 31, 12, 31, 16, 30, 11, 25LAL25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 28, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23, 21LAL21 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 20, 18, 20, 13, 17, 15, 11, 16GSW16 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Knicks-Heat · R2 · G3

Miami leads New York wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 105–86. Best quarter: the first, 29–21. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Knicks-Heat
G1 · @ NYKMIA108–101G2 · @ NYKNYK111–105G3 · @ MIAMIA105–86
Lead changes
Warriors-Lakers4
Knicks-Heat0
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 224, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 97, Lakers 127
224
Knicks-HeatKnicks 86, Heat 105
191
MIA won the closest game by 19
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 86, Heat 105
+19 MIA
Warriors-LakersWarriors 97, Lakers 127
+30 LAL
AD shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADLAL · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
RussellLAL · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
LeBronLAL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
WigginsGSW · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
BamMIA · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 1 BLK
50% (7-14)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 86Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2123261686
Heat29292918105
The story
Bam Adebayo's 17 points and 12 rebounds carried Miami past New York, 105-86

For New York, Josh Hart had 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB · 7-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+14+17+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 97Lakers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3018202997
Lakers23362741127
The story
LeBron James had 21 points and 8 assists as Los Angeles beat Golden State 127-97

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 6-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Lakers took the second 36-18.

LAL lead by quarter
300 −7+11+18+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (5 games). Today: 9 points in 9 minutes.

Cooling off
−9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.4Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 28

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56, 42, 25, 28Heat-Knicks · W
34.4 PPG playoffs to date · −7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 13, 31, 12, 31, 16, 30, 11, 25Lakers-Warriors · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20, 23Warriors-Lakers · L
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 28, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23, 21Lakers-Warriors · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 5, 17, 17, 11, 31, 19, 10, 21Lakers-Warriors · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 48, 27, 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30, 20Knicks-Heat · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST