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Wednesday, September 30, 2020Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G1
MIA98
LAL116
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +26; Q4 LAL +18
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · MIA @ LAL

Anthony Davis scores 34 in Lakers win over Miami

Final: 116–98. Anthony Davis added 9 rebounds and 5 assists. NBA Finals series: Lakers 1, Miami 0.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+17+26+18LAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2820193198
LAL31342823116
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 29, 13, 37, 31, 27, 34, 27, 34LAL34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 16, 29, 15, 26, 30, 26, 38, 25LAL25 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 17, 20, 14, 17, 24, 17, 22, 23MIA23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kendrick NunnPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 2, 2, 3, 6, 3, 0, 0, 18MIA18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.1Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 18 points in 20 minutes.

Cooling off
−5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.8Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.8 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 3 points in 22 minutes.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 34

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 29, 13, 37, 31, 27, 34, 27, 34LAL vs MIA · W
29.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 16, 29, 15, 26, 30, 26, 38, 25LAL vs MIA · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 17, 20, 14, 17, 24, 17, 22, 23MIA @ LAL · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kendrick NunnPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 2, 2, 3, 6, 3, 0, 0, 18MIA @ LAL · L
4.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 14, 12, 11, 22, 37, 14, 19, 14MIA @ LAL · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 10, 10, 18, 11, 12, 13, 2, 13LAL vs MIA · W
10.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST