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Tuesday, May 7, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Cavs95
Celtics120
Q1 Celtics +6; Q2 Celtics +10; Q3 Celtics +15; Q4 Celtics +25
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Mavs95
Thunder117
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 Thunder +9; Q3 Thunder +10; Q4 Thunder +22
On this day · 2022–23May 7, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Suns), 53 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Mavs-Thunder

Thunder takes Game 1, leads Dallas 1–0

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 29 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+9+10+22Thunder AHEAD ↑Mavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2330261695
Thunder23392728117
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29Thunder29 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 9, 22, 13, 15, 26, 6, 14, 19Thunder19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 48, 18, 25, 31, 23, 21, 40, 14, 30, 20Mavs20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19Mavs19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Cavs-Celtics · R2 · G1

Boston keeps Cleveland at arm's length

The Cavaliers never led at a quarter break. Boston won by 25. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Celtics
G1 · @ CelticsCeltics120–95
Lead changes
Mavs-Thunder11
Cavs-Celtics2
The night in charts
Cavs-Celtics combined for 215, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-CelticsCavs 95, Celtics 120
215
Mavs-ThunderMavs 95, Thunder 117
212
Thunder won the closest game by 22
Closest finishes
Mavs-ThunderMavs 95, Thunder 117
+22 Thunder
Cavs-CelticsCavs 95, Celtics 120
+25 Celtics
Jaylen Brown shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jaylen BrownCeltics · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
MobleyCavs · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Derrick WhiteCeltics · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
56% (9-16)
ChetThunder · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
50% (8-16)
KyrieMavs · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
50% (7-14)
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 95Thunder 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2330261695
Thunder23392728117
The story
Chet Holmgren had 19 points as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 117-95

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the fourth 28-16, their biggest quarter edge.

Thunder lead by quarter
300 0+9+10+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 95Celtics 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3415281895
Celtics40193328120
The story
Jaylen Brown's 32 points carried Boston past Cleveland, 120-95

For Cleveland, Evan Mobley had 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 12-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-18, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
300 +6+10+15+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg40.7Last 3 playoff games

40.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 33 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Cooling off
−11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg2.7Last 3 playoff games

2.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 33

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 30, 23, 13, 18, 28, 50, 39, 33Cavs-Celtics · L
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 14, 15, 17, 33, 22, 17, 25, 32Celtics-Cavs · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29Thunder-Mavs · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 9, 2, 20, 13, 16, 38, 25, 25Celtics-Cavs · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 48, 18, 25, 31, 23, 21, 40, 14, 30, 20Mavs-Thunder · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19Mavs-Thunder · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST