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Friday, October 2, 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 · G2
MIA114
LAL124
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +10
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 2 · MIA @ LAL

Lakers take Game 2, lead Miami 2–0

124–114 in Los Angeles. The NBA Finals series continues. LeBron James led Lakers with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+14+10+10LAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA23313921114
LAL29393521124
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 16, 29, 15, 26, 30, 26, 38, 25, 33LAL33 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 13, 37, 31, 27, 34, 27, 34, 32LAL32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 20, 14, 17, 24, 17, 22, 23, 25MIA25 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 3, 12, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 24MIA24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.3Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.3 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 33 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 13 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 24 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 16, 29, 15, 26, 30, 26, 38, 25, 33LAL vs MIA · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 13, 37, 31, 27, 34, 27, 34, 32LAL vs MIA · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 20, 14, 17, 24, 17, 22, 23, 25MIA @ LAL · L
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 3, 12, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 24MIA @ LAL · L
7.1 PPG playoffs to date · +18.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 12, 11, 22, 37, 14, 19, 14, 17MIA @ LAL · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 3, 7, 3, 9, 11, 8, 7, 16LAL vs MIA · W
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST