1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · Finals · G3
GSW100
BOS116
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 · GSW @ BOS
Boston goes up 2–1 on Golden State
Game 3 went to the Celtics, 116–100. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSW | 22 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 100 |
| BOS | 33 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 116 |
Who led
Jaylen BrownBOS27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumBOS26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryGSW31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Klay ThompsonGSW25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
31.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
Damion LeeGSW
−17.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
2.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
39 minutes today, against 29.4 a game in the regular season (32 games). Line: 25 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Stephen Curry leads the day with 31
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 CurryGSW @ BOS · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTJaylen BrownBOS vs GSW · W
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 ASTJayson TatumBOS vs GSW · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTKlay ThompsonGSW @ BOS · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTMarcus SmartBOS vs GSW · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTAndrew WigginsGSW @ BOS · L
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST