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Friday, May 3, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CLE by 5 after three quarters and won 103–96.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Cavs96
Magic103
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 ORL +7
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Clippers101
Mavs114
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +13
On this day · 2022–23May 3, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (Celtics-Sixers), 25 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Cavs-Magic

Orlando evens the series with Cleveland at 3–3

Donovan Mitchell goes for 50 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+4-5+7ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2524291896
Magic29242030103
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 22, 26, 24, 21, 31, 9, 39, 27ORL27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 24, 25, 18, 18, 16, 34, 14, 26ORL26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 29, 33, 30, 23, 13, 18, 28, 50CLE50 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 16, 16, 14, 15, 5, 14, 23, 21CLE21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Clippers-Mavs · R1 · G6

Dallas wins Game 6 over Clippers, 114–101

First round series: Dallas 4, Clippers 2. Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Mavs
G1 · @ LACLAC109–97G2 · @ LACDAL96–93G3 · @ DALDAL101–90G4 · @ DALLAC116–111G5 · @ LACDAL123–93G6 · @ DALDAL114–101
Lead changes
Cavs-Magic11
Clippers-Mavs2
The night in charts
Clippers-Mavs combined for 215, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-MavsClippers 101, Mavs 114
215
Cavs-MagicCavs 96, Magic 103
199
ORL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Cavs-MagicCavs 96, Magic 103
+7 ORL
Clippers-MavsClippers 101, Mavs 114
+13 DAL
Mitchell shot 22-of-36 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MitchellCLE · 50 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
61% (22-36)
GarlandCLE · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
KyrieDAL · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
ZubacLAC · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
PaoloORL · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
45% (9-20)
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 96Magic 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2524291896
Magic29242030103
The story
Paolo Banchero had 27 points as Orlando beat Cleveland 103-96

Darius Garland led Cleveland with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 9-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 30-18.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+4−5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 101Mavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26262029101
Mavs34183527114
The story
Luka Doncic's 28 points and 13 assists carried Dallas past LA, 114-101

For LA, James Harden had 16 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB 28 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB · 9-26 FG, 1-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-20, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +80+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 50 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 1 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 50

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 29, 33, 30, 23, 13, 18, 28, 50Cavs-Magic · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +27.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Jan 21, 1997: 51 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high50 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 48, 18, 25, 31, 23, 21, 40, 14, 30Mavs-Clippers · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 37, 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28Mavs-Clippers · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 22, 26, 24, 21, 31, 9, 39, 27Magic-Cavs · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 24, 25, 18, 18, 16, 34, 14, 26Magic-Cavs · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 20, 4, 13, 9, 24, 12, 13, 22Magic-Cavs · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST