1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · Finals · G1
DAL89
BOS107
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 1 · DAL @ BOS
Boston takes Game 1, leads Dallas 1–0
107–89 in Boston. The NBA Finals series continues. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 89 |
| BOS | 37 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 107 |
Who led
Jaylen BrownBOS22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisBOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Luka DoncicDAL30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
P.J. WashingtonDAL14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
Al HorfordBOS
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.6 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 10 points in 30 minutes.
Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.
Cooling off
−5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 20 points in 21 minutes.
Top performances
Luka Doncic leads the day with 30
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 DoncicDAL @ BOS · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 ASTJaylen BrownBOS vs DAL · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTKristaps PorzingisBOS vs DAL · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 ASTJayson TatumBOS vs DAL · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 11 REB · 5 ASTDerrick WhiteBOS vs DAL · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTP.J. WashingtonDAL @ BOS · L
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST