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Thursday, May 30, 2024Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G5
DAL124
MIN103
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +29; Q3 DAL +24; Q4 DAL +21
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 5 · DAL @ MIN

Luka Doncic scores 36 as Dallas wins in Minnesota

Final: 124–103. Luka Doncic made 14 of 22 shots from the field. Dallas wins the conference finals series 4–1.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+16+29+24+21DAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL35342827124
MIN19213330103
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 18, 31, 29, 33, 32, 33, 28, 36DAL36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 9, 12, 22, 30, 20, 33, 16, 36DAL36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 44, 18, 27, 16, 19, 21, 26, 29, 28MIN28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 23, 10, 23, 16, 15, 14, 25, 28MIN28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.5Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.5 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 5 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 36

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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 18, 31, 29, 33, 32, 33, 28, 36DAL @ MIN · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 9, 12, 22, 30, 20, 33, 16, 36DAL @ MIN · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 44, 18, 27, 16, 19, 21, 26, 29, 28MIN vs DAL · L
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 23, 10, 23, 16, 15, 14, 25, 28MIN vs DAL · L
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 21, 10, 9, 13, 10, 16, 10, 12DAL @ MIN · W
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Daniel GaffordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 10, 9, 10, 10, 16, 5, 12, 11DAL @ MIN · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST