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Saturday, May 21, 2022Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3
MIA109
BOS103
Q1 MIA +21; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +6
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2020–21May 21, 2021: 1 game. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs MEM), 39 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · MIA @ BOS

Bam Adebayo scores 31 as Miami wins in Boston

Final: 109–103. Bam Adebayo made 15 of 22 shots from the field. Conference finals series: Miami 2, Boston 1. Jaylen Brown scored 40 for Boston in the loss.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+21+15+15+6MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA39232522109
BOS18292531103
Who led
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 23, 9, 21, 12, 10, 10, 6, 31MIA31 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
PJ TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 6, 4, 7, 10, 12, 5, 5, 17MIA17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 27, 18, 26, 22, 19, 24, 24, 40BOS40 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 11, 22, 30, 8, 2, 6, 10, 20BOS20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.6Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 40 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown 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.
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 27, 18, 26, 22, 19, 24, 24, 40BOS vs MIA · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +17.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Al Harrington IND, Dec 23, 2002: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 23, 9, 21, 12, 10, 10, 6, 31MIA @ BOS · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +17.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 11, 22, 30, 8, 2, 6, 10, 20BOS vs MIA · L
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
PJ TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 6, 4, 7, 10, 12, 5, 5, 17MIA @ BOS · W
8.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 10, 9, 18, 15, 21, 11, 24, 16BOS vs MIA · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 9, 9, 6, 19, 20, 11, 6, 16MIA @ BOS · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST