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Thursday, June 2, 2022Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed GSW by 12 after three quarters and won 120–108.

Final · Finals · G1
BOS120
GSW108
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS -12; Q4 BOS +12
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 · 2020–21Jun 2, 2021: 4 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL @ LAC), 42 points.
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · BOS @ GSW

Boston takes Game 1, leads Golden State 1–0

120–108 in Golden State. The NBA Finals series continues. Al Horford led Boston with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+2-12+12BOS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS28282440120
GSW32223816108
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 6, 10, 20, 5, 16, 3, 5, 26BOS26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 24, 24, 40, 12, 25, 20, 24, 24BOS24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 14, 29, 21, 32, 31, 20, 15, 34GSW34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 5, 18, 19, 16, 27, 13, 18, 20GSW20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.1Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.1 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 18 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 29.4 a game in the regular season (32 games). Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 34

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 14, 29, 21, 32, 31, 20, 15, 34GSW vs BOS · L
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 6, 10, 20, 5, 16, 3, 5, 26BOS @ GSW · W
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 24, 24, 40, 12, 25, 20, 24, 24BOS @ GSW · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 3, 3, 0, 13, 14, 22, 8, 21BOS @ GSW · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 5, 18, 19, 16, 27, 13, 18, 20GSW vs BOS · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 21, 11, 24, 16, 5, 14, 24, 18BOS @ GSW · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST