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Wednesday, May 1, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Heat84
Celtics118
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +32; Q4 BOS +34
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Mavs123
Clippers93
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +30
On this day · 2022–23May 1, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Sixers-Celtics), 45 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Mavs-Clippers

Luka Doncic scores 35 as Dallas wins in LA

Bam Adebayo goes for 23 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+10+20+30DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25313334123
Clippers2422232493
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 37, 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35DAL35 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Maxi KleberPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 10, 4, 6, 3, 6, 3, 3, 15DAL15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 39, 23, 10, 22, 22, 7, 33, 15LAC15 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 14, 17, 10, 20, 13, 19, 13, 15LAC15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Clippers12
Heat-Celtics0
The night in charts
Mavs-Clippers combined for 216, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ClippersMavs 123, Clippers 93
216
Heat-CelticsHeat 84, Celtics 118
202
DAL won the closest game by 30
Closest finishes
Mavs-ClippersMavs 123, Clippers 93
+30 DAL
Heat-CelticsHeat 84, Celtics 118
+34 BOS
Derrick White shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Derrick WhiteBOS · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
HauserBOS · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
58% (11-19)
LukaDAL · 35 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
54% (14-26)
MannLAC · 11 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
50% (5-10)
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 123Clippers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25313334123
Clippers2422232493
The story
Kyrie Irving had 14 points as Dallas beat LA 123-93

Paul George led LA with 15 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 6-14 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the third 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +1+10+20+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 84Celtics 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2323201884
Celtics41273020118
The story
Derrick White's 25 points carried Boston past Miami, 118-84

For Miami, Tyler Herro had 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-23, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +18+22+32+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.2Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 25 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Heat-Celtics · R1 · G5

Boston leads Miami wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 118–84. Best quarter: the first, 41–23. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSBOS114–94G2 · @ BOSMIA111–101G3 · @ MIABOS104–84G4 · @ MIABOS102–88G5 · @ BOSBOS118–84
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 35

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 37, 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35Mavs-Clippers · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 26, 14, 15, 17, 33, 22, 17, 25Celtics-Heat · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 15, 9, 2, 20, 13, 16, 38, 25Celtics-Heat · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 17, 10, 13, 24, 21, 20, 25, 23Heat-Celtics · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Sam HauserPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 15, 16, 16, 12, 6, 5, 0, 17Celtics-Heat · W
8.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 17, 22, 18, 23, 28, 22, 20, 16Celtics-Heat · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST