1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 106–99.
Final · Finals · G3
BOS106
DAL99
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 · BOS @ DAL
Jayson Tatum scores 31 as Boston wins in Dallas
Final: 106–99. Jayson Tatum made 11 of 26 shots from the field. NBA Finals series: Boston 3, Dallas 0. Kyrie Irving scored 35 for Dallas in the loss.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 30 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 106 |
| DAL | 31 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 99 |
Who led
Jayson TatumBOS31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingDAL35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicDAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 19 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Al HorfordBOS
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
Cooling off
Jayson TatumBOS
−5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.8 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.
Top performances
Kyrie Irving leads the day with 35
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.
Kyrie IrvingDAL vs BOS · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTJayson TatumBOS @ DAL · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTJaylen BrownBOS @ DAL · W
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 ASTLuka DoncicDAL vs BOS · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 ASTDerrick WhiteBOS @ DAL · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTP.J. WashingtonDAL vs BOS · L
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST