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Tuesday, May 17, 2022Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 8 at halftime and won 118–107.

Final · CF · G1
BOS107
MIA118
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 MIA +17; 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 · Conference finals · Game 1 · BOS @ MIA

Jimmy Butler scores 41, Miami rallies past Boston

Miami trailed by 8 at the half and won 118–107. Conference finals series: Miami 1, Boston 0.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8+17+11MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS28341431107
MIA25293925118
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 45, 20, 36, 15, 22, 33, 40, 23, 32, 41MIA41 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 24, 3, 16, 25, 18, 14, 11, 10, 10, 18MIA18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 21, 29, 10, 30, 34, 46, 23, 29BOS29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 12, 30, 27, 18, 26, 22, 19, 24BOS24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.4Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 41 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 41

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: 45, 20, 36, 15, 22, 33, 40, 23, 32, 41MIA vs BOS · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Grant Hill DET, Nov 2, 1999: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 21, 29, 10, 30, 34, 46, 23, 29BOS @ MIA · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 12, 30, 27, 18, 26, 22, 19, 24BOS @ MIA · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 24, 3, 16, 25, 18, 14, 11, 10, 10, 18MIA vs BOS · W
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Robert Williams IIIPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 12, 13, 2, 3, 6, 10, 10, 18BOS @ MIA · L
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 6, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 14, 18BOS @ MIA · L
5.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST