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Wednesday, May 10, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Heat by 10 after the first quarter and won 112–103.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Heat103
Knicks112
Q1 Knicks -10; Q2 Knicks +3; Q3 Knicks +10; Q4 Knicks +9
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Lakers106
Warriors121
Q1 Warriors +4; Q2 Warriors +11; Q3 Warriors +11; Q4 Warriors +15
On this day · 2021–22May 10, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Suns), 28 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Heat-Knicks

Jalen Brunson scores 38, New York rallies past Miami

Jimmy Butler goes for 19 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+3+10+9Knicks AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24232729103
Knicks14363428112
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30, 20, 32, 38Knicks38 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 19, 26, 21, 26, 24, 14, 24, 26Knicks26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 25, 30, 56, 42, 25, 28, 27, 19Heat19 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 12, 15, 20, 16, 15, 17, 23, 18Heat18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Knicks13
Lakers-Warriors9
The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 227, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 106, Warriors 121
227
Heat-KnicksHeat 103, Knicks 112
215
Knicks won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Heat-KnicksHeat 103, Knicks 112
+9 Knicks
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 106, Warriors 121
+15 Warriors
Bam shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamHeat · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Draymond GreenWarriors · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
RussellLakers · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
WigginsWarriors · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
ADLakers · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
56% (10-18)
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 103Knicks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24232729103
Knicks14363428112
The story
RJ Barrett had 26 points as New York beat Miami 112-103

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Knicks took the second 36-23.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −10+3+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 106Warriors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28312324106
Warriors32382328121
The story
Stephen Curry's 27 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Los Angeles, 121-106

For Los Angeles, Anthony Davis had 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 12-24 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 38-31, was where the Warriors built it.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +4+11+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 46.8 FPTS on 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.6Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.6 in the regular season (22 games). Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

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

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 29.8 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Warriors · R2 · G5

Golden State keeps Lakers at arm's length

The Lakers never led at a quarter break. Golden State won by 15. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Warriors
G1 · @ WarriorsLakers117–112G2 · @ WarriorsWarriors127–100G3 · @ LakersLakers127–97G4 · @ LakersLakers104–101G5 · @ WarriorsWarriors121–106
Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 38

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30, 20, 32, 38Knicks-Heat · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20, 23, 31, 27Warriors-Lakers · W
30.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 19, 26, 21, 26, 24, 14, 24, 26Knicks-Heat · W
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 20, 13, 17, 15, 11, 16, 17, 25Warriors-Lakers · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23, 21, 27, 25Lakers-Warriors · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 3, 19, 22, 11, 7, 13, 25, 10, 20, 24Knicks-Heat · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST