"And we have great respect for the championship DNA that group has.". Green had 21 points and seven assists in his first game back in Sacramento since getting ejected and later suspended for stepping on Domantas Sabonis' chest . Big night for us, Curry said. Fox got the start despite breaking the tip of the index finger on his shooting hand late in Game 4. The Suns hit their first six shots of the game. Gabe Vincent scored 20 points for the visiting Heat, who became the sixth No. Deandre Ayton has four fouls for the Suns, the only starter in the game with more than two fouls. Last year, Brunson was with Dallas when he got the best of Mitchell. NBA's fourth quarter scoring leaders He doesn't want to make it about him; he just wants to go out there and get the job done.". Bill Sharman and Frank. TeamRankings.com is not affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or March Madness Athletic Association, neither of which has supplied, reviewed, approved or endorsed the material on this site. Butler caught fire in one of the most prolific scoring performances in NBA playoff history, finishing the game with 56 points on 19-for-28 shooting to spark a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback, with Miami rallying for a 119114 win to take a 31 series lead. Butler had 21 of his points in the fourth, and the Heat still trailed 101-89 after a layup by Lopez with 6:09 left. But Thompson came through in some crucial moments, too. pick and pop. Milwaukee led 102-86 after three quarters but shot just 5 of 25 from the floor in the fourth quarter and overtime. Milwaukees Giannis Antetokounmpo, in his first game back after missing the past two games with a bruised back, had a triple-double (26 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds), and Brook Lopez had 36 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. The Nuggets had a 49-38 total edge in rebounds. AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP--Sports. ), and in turn, he received a fairly lucrative contract four years later with an annual salary . Steph Curry built the Warriors dynasty. 4. . Much has been made of the depth advantage the Nuggets have over the Suns, and the little bench production Phoenix got in the series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Booker continued to cook the Clippers in going for 47 points to tie a playoff career-high with 25 coming in the third quarter of Phoenix's 136-130 Game 5 . Memphis answered with eight straight to get fans chanting "Whoop That Trick" with about 90 seconds left. Brunson averaged 24 points in the series and led New York in scoring all four wins while outplaying Mitchell for the second straight postseason. He got off to a strong start, scoring a game-high 17 points in the first half while making his first three 3-pointers in the first quarter. The Cavs got pushed around and outrebounded in all four losses, including 48-30 in the clincher. The Nuggets are starting Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Nikola Jokic, Michael Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon. Jimmy Butler scored 42 points and the Miami Heat staged a second straight stunning fourth-quarter rally before winning 128-126 in overtime on Wednesday night in Game 5 to complete an upset of the top-seeded Bucks in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Add some good to your morning and evening. Kings: Sacramento went from shooting 8 for 12 from 3-point range in the first quarter to 0 for 9 in the second quarter the Kings most misses without a make in any quarter this season. 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The only players to score more in a playoff game: Michael Jordan had 63 in 1986, Elgin Baylor had 61 in 1962, Donovan Mitchell had 57 in 2020. Denver is -160 on the moneyline, while Phoenix is +140. The Warriors got going in the second quarter with Thompson making three 3-pointers during a 12-0 run that helped Golden State take a 60-56 lead at the half. Devin Booker most definitely got this. All Rights Reserved. A win in Game 2 in Denver would completely change the series and give Phoenix homecourt. They silenced a crowd and came away with a back-breaking road win. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. Opponent Points in Paint per Game. Milwaukee now has made 138 3-pointers in eight games against Miami this season, including playoffs. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Morant scored 28 points in a single quarter against the Lakers less than two months ago relying mostly on the floaters the Lakers are willingly sacrificing right now. George Gervin scored 33 points in the first quarter that made his name well-known. After getting fouled with 2.1 seconds left, Holiday missed his first free throw before sinking the second to make it 118-116. The Bucks, who won the championship in 2021 and had the NBAs best record at 58-24 this season, now need to win three consecutive games and just 13 teams in league history have come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a series. Statistical data provided by Gracenote. Josh Okogie starting instead of Torrey Craig.Thoughts? Denver has outscored Phoenix in the second quarter, 18-9. Score: Nuggets 118, Suns 95 (5:09 left in fourth quarter) More: Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets odds for Western Conference semifinals NBA Playoffs series Canada's RJ Barrett scored 26 points and Jalen Brunson had 25 for the fifth-seeded Knicks, who are in the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2013. Score: Nuggets 86, Suns 71 (4:05 left in third quarter). He obviously played great, Lopez said. Opponent Fastbreak Points per Game. Kevon Looney pulled down seven offensive boards in the third quarter alone and finished the day with 21 total rebounds, including 10 on the offensive glass, becoming just the ninth player in NBA history to grab double-digit offensive rebounds in a Game 7. But the Nuggets continue to shine from 3-point range, making it hard for Phoenix to make a dent into this Denver lead. Opponent Overtime Points per Game. Jamal Murray is on fire for the Nuggets, with 34 points in the game. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. It is a statistically improbable story: The No. Butler scored 22 points in the first quarter of the game and 21 in the fourth, adding nine rebounds. Trae Young finished tonight's first quarter with 18 points on 5-10 FGM, 3-6 3FGM and 5-5 FTM. When he got up, Davis grabbed at his back as he walked down the court. Adebayo scored 15, Caleb Martin had 12 and Gabe Vincent scored 10 for the Heat. Phoenix is also 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Denver.". Jamal Murray is 3-for-4 from the field for a game-high 10 points for Denver. 2 seed by posting the NBA's best home record at 35-6. This is the team were looking at, is a team that won a championship last year and won a ton of road playoff games. He was 19 for 28 from the field, 15 of 18 from the foul line and added nine rebounds. And when the frame started. Kevin Durant sat out the first 3:18 of the second quarter, before returning and giving Devin Booker his first breather. The Celtics went 9 for 12 from long distance in the fourth quarter as part of a 17-0 run in nearly five minutes of game time. The highest-scoring one was the fourth quarter, a 52-point explosion. More: Phoenix Suns' Deandre Ayton blasted for lack of effort vs. Denver Nuggets: 'Inexcusable', More: Phoenix Suns fans slam Monty Williams for playing Landry Shamet in loss to Denver Nuggets, More: 'I just felt so loved by him': Suns' Devin Booker brings young fan to tears with pre-game hug. Memphis led 61-52 at halftime. 3 seed but missed advancing to the second round for the first time since 2004. Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 31 points and 19 rebounds. The Warriors outscored the Kings by 22 in the second half (64-42). Golden State won only 11 games away from home in the regular season and lost the first two games in Sacramento before making the key plays in the second half to beat the Kings and extend their record to 28 straight playoff series with at least one road win. #Suns. Jimmy Butler put on a blazing 56-point show for the Miami Heat on Monday to lead a stunning rally past the Milwaukee Bucks and put the Eastern Conference's No. The Suns shot the ball well in the first half, going 22-for-40 from the field, but they had too many turnovers (9) and allowed too many offensive rebounds (12) and second-chance points to the Nuggets. The Suns took their starters out of the game with 5:09 remaining and trailing by 23. They could've used his shooting on a day they went 7 for 34 behind the arc, missing a chance to break open the game early and then hindering any chances of coming back. The Suns are shooting the ball really well in the second half. Phoenix shot 43-for-84 in the game (51.2%), but was done in by allowing offensive rebounds (Denver had 16) and by turnovers (the Suns had 16). The Kings had outplayed the Warriors for most of the first half, taking a two-point lead into the break, and were looking to win their first playoff series since 2004. All three of Antetokounmpo's playoff triple-doubles have come on the road two at Miami, the other at Boston. Kevin Durant had 19 points in the first half for the Suns, while Devin Booker had 14. Looney became the first Warriors player with two games with at least 20 rebounds in the same playoff series since Nate Thurmond did it against Milwaukee in 1972. They make their kill, and they keep hunting. Durant scored 15 points in the quarter, Booker scored 8. Nikola Jokic had 14 rebounds in the first half. Sacramento scored early on with a beautiful combination of classic give-and-goes and long jumpers off crisp passing around the perimeter. The G.O.A.T. "We knew what we were capable of, even if nobody outside of this building, outside of this roster and outside of this organization believed in us,"Butler said. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. The Kings went 2 for 21 from 3 over the final three quarters. Brook Lopez tipped the ball to Antetokounmpo, whose pass nearly went out of bounds before Middleton saved it to Holiday.