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Sunday, October 4, 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 · G3
LAL104
MIA115
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +11
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 3 · LAL @ MIA

Jimmy Butler scores 40 as Miami beats Lakers

Miami won 115–104. Jimmy Butler: 40 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists. NBA Finals series: Miami 1, Lakers 2.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+4+5+11MIA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL23312624104
MIA26322730115
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 14, 17, 24, 17, 22, 23, 25, 40MIA40 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 12, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 24, 17MIA17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 15, 26, 30, 26, 38, 25, 33, 25LAL25 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 9, 0, 3, 2, 3, 8, 6, 19LAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.9Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.9 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 40 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 40

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.
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 14, 17, 24, 17, 22, 23, 25, 40MIA vs LAL · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +18.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Apr 5, 2015: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 15, 26, 30, 26, 38, 25, 33, 25LAL @ MIA · L
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 9, 0, 3, 2, 3, 8, 6, 19LAL @ MIA · L
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 11, 8, 11, 10, 8, 3, 11, 19LAL @ MIA · L
10.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 12, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 24, 17MIA vs LAL · W
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 11, 22, 37, 14, 19, 14, 17, 17MIA vs LAL · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST