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Saturday, May 11, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed OKC by 1 at halftime and won 105–101.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Thunder101
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +4
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Celtics106
Cavs93
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +13
On this day · 2022–23May 11, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Suns), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Thunder-Mavs

Dallas goes up 2–1 on OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-1+4+4DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23292623101
Mavs26253123105
Who led
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 18, 10, 10, 2, 14, 10, 29, 27DAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29, 22DAL22 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33, 31OKC31 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 9, 19, 21, 21, 24, 18, 20, 16OKC16 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Celtics-Cavs · R2 · G3

Boston controls Cleveland start to finish

Boston won 106–93, leading by as many as 15 at a break. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 33 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Cavs
G1 · @ BOSBOS120–95G2 · @ BOSCLE118–94G3 · @ CLEBOS106–93
Lead changes
Thunder-Mavs14
Celtics-Cavs11
The night in charts
Thunder-Mavs combined for 206, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-MavsThunder 101, Mavs 105
206
Celtics-CavsCeltics 106, Cavs 93
199
DAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Thunder-MavsThunder 101, Mavs 105
+4 DAL
Celtics-CavsCeltics 106, Cavs 93
+13 BOS
Jaylen Brown shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jaylen BrownBOS · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
JrueBOS · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
MobleyCLE · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
KyrieDAL · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
J-DubOKC · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 101Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23292623101
Mavs26253123105
The story
Luka Doncic had 22 points and 15 rebounds as Dallas beat Oklahoma City 105-101

Chet Holmgren led Oklahoma City with 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 31-26.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3−1+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 106Cavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30272722106
Cavs2820212493
The story
Jaylen Brown's 28 points carried Boston past Cleveland, 106-93

For Cleveland, Darius Garland had 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 13-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-20, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+9+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 33

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 23, 28, 22, 20, 16, 18, 25, 33Celtics-Cavs · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 13, 18, 28, 50, 39, 33, 29, 33Cavs-Celtics · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33, 31Thunder-Mavs · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 17, 33, 22, 17, 25, 32, 19, 28Celtics-Cavs · W
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 18, 10, 10, 2, 14, 10, 29, 27Mavs-Thunder · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29, 22Mavs-Thunder · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST