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Friday, May 9, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed OKC by 6 after the first quarter and won 113–104.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Cavs126
Pacers104
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +21; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +22
Final · OT · R2 · G3 · Box score
Thunder104
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +9
On this day · 2023–24May 9, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Mavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Thunder-Nuggets

Denver takes Game 3 in overtime

Donovan Mitchell goes for 43 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-5-30+9DEN AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Thunder282827192104
Nuggets2229292211113
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 23, 13, 43, 21, 16, 21, 14, 27DEN27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 15, 14, 23, 19, 22, 22, 10, 22DEN22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 33, 20, 24, 26, 23, 16, 17, 32OKC32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38, 33, 34, 18OKC18 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Nuggets15
Cavs-Pacers0
The night in charts
Cavs-Pacers combined for 230, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PacersCavs 126, Pacers 104
230
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 104, Nuggets 113 · OT
217
DEN won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 104, Nuggets 113 · OT
+9 DEN
Cavs-PacersCavs 126, Pacers 104
+22 CLE
MPJ shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MPJDEN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
StrusCLE · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Aaron GordonDEN · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
SiakamIND · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
57% (8-14)
MathurinIND · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 104Nuggets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder282827192104
Nuggets2229292211113
The story
Jamal Murray had 27 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Oklahoma City 113-104 in OT

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 9-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the overtime 11-2.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−5−30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 126Pacers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32343129126
Pacers32133425104
The story
Evan Mobley's 18 points and 13 rebounds carried Cleveland past Indiana, 126-104

For Indiana, Myles Turner had 15 PTS, 3 REB 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-13, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 0+21+18+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg41.3Last 3 playoff games

41.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 43 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.7 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 28.4 a game in the regular season (51 games). Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Pacers · R2 · G3

Cleveland stays alive against Indiana

A 126–104 win in Game 3 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 2–1. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 43 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Pacers
G1 · @ CLEIND121–112G2 · @ CLEIND120–119G3 · @ INDCLE126–104
Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 43

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 19, 30, 30, 13, 22, 33, 48, 43Cavs-Pacers · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady HOU, Jan 22, 2006: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 33, 20, 24, 26, 23, 16, 17, 32Thunder-Nuggets · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 23, 13, 43, 21, 16, 21, 14, 27Nuggets-Thunder · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 20, 13, 14, 9, 5, 11, 19, 23Pacers-Cavs · L
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 15, 14, 23, 19, 22, 22, 10, 22Nuggets-Thunder · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 3, 15, 7, 17, 14, 5, 15, 2, 8, 21Nuggets-Thunder · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST