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Thursday, May 9, 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 · G2 · Box score
Cavs118
Celtics94
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +24
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Mavs119
Thunder110
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +9
On this day · 2022–23May 9, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Sixers), 36 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Mavs-Thunder

Dallas pulls level with OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 33 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+6+10+9DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs36323120119
Thunder32302721110
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29DAL29 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 11, 18, 10, 10, 2, 14, 10, 29DAL29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33OKC33 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 17, 9, 19, 21, 21, 24, 18, 20OKC20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Cavs-Celtics · R2 · G2

Cleveland routs Boston in Game 2

118–94, a 24-point win. Series: Cleveland 1, Boston 1. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSBOS120–95G2 · @ BOSCLE118–94
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics3
Mavs-Thunder2
The night in charts
Mavs-Thunder combined for 229, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ThunderMavs 119, Thunder 110
229
Cavs-CelticsCavs 118, Celtics 94
212
DAL won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Mavs-ThunderMavs 119, Thunder 110
+9 DAL
Cavs-CelticsCavs 118, Celtics 94
+24 CLE
Washington shot 11-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WashingtonDAL · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
MobleyCLE · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
HardawayDAL · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
PritchardBOS · 13 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
SGAOKC · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
54% (13-24)
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 119Thunder 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs36323120119
Thunder32302721110
The story
Luka Doncic had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas beat Oklahoma City 119-110

Jalen Williams led Oklahoma City with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 11-21 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 36-32, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+6+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 118Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30243628118
Celtics2430241694
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 29 points and 8 assists carried Cleveland past Boston, 118-94

For Boston, Jayson Tatum had 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 10-19 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-24, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +60+12+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 30.4 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 29 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 33

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33Thunder-Mavs · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29Mavs-Thunder · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 23, 13, 18, 28, 50, 39, 33, 29Cavs-Celtics · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 11, 18, 10, 10, 2, 14, 10, 29Mavs-Thunder · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 18, 23, 28, 22, 20, 16, 18, 25Celtics-Cavs · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 17, 10, 14, 14, 3, 11, 17, 21Cavs-Celtics · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST