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Tuesday, May 18, 2021Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 2 at halftime and won 118–100.

Final · Play-in
CHA117
IND144
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +30; Q4 IND +27
Final · Play-in
WAS100
BOS118
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +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 · Play-in · WAS @ BOS

Jayson Tatum scores 50 as Boston beats Washington

Boston won 118–100. Jayson Tatum: 50 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-2+10+18BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS21332620100
BOS27253828118
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 35, 60, 33, 27, 9, 29, 33, 29, 26, 50BOS50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 26, 32, 20, 32, 33, 18, 36, 29BOS29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 45, 27, 19, 29, 26, 42, 28, 50, 25, 22WAS22 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 42, 14, 29, 13, 33, 28, 34, 21, 23, 20WAS20 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Second story · CHA @ IND · Play-in

Indiana leads Charlotte wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 144–117. Best quarter: the first, 40–24. Oshae Brissett led Indiana with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · IND vs CHA
Oshae Brissett · INDMiles Bridges · CHAPTS2323REB58AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy anglePlay-in games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+23.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg50Today

50 points today in 41 minutes, against 26.4 a game in the regular season (64 games).

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Reg. season avg20.4Today

20 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in the regular season (34 games). Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−10.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg4Today

4 points today in 20 minutes, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (55 games).

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 50

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.
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 35, 60, 33, 27, 9, 29, 33, 29, 26, 50BOS vs WAS · W
Most like it since 1995–96: Clifford Robinson PHX, Jan 16, 2000: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 26, 32, 20, 32, 33, 18, 36, 29BOS vs WAS · W
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 20, 21, 19, 27, 15, 30, 17, 23CHA @ IND · L
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Oshae BrissettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 10, 12, 8, 2, 19, 5, 31, 23IND vs CHA · W
23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 45, 27, 19, 29, 26, 42, 28, 50, 25, 22WAS @ BOS · L
22 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Doug McDermottPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 13, 11, 13, 20, 19, 17, 20, 21IND vs CHA · W
21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST