Get ready for Monday’s playoff doubleheader on TNT with five key stats to know about each matchup.
Game 1: Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 6:30 ET, TNT
- Milwaukee led the league in limiting opponent field goal from within 5 feet (26.6 per game) and limiting opponent FG% from within 5 feet (52.9%), but allowed the most 3-pointers made per game (14). Miami took the 3rd fewest shots per game from within 5 feet (27.1) and was 2nd in the league in 3P% (37.9%).
- Miami was one of only three teams (and the only East team) to win the season series with Milwaukee. The Heat won the season series 2-1, but the Bucks have the most recent win on Aug. 6 as part of the restart. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton each scored 33 points as the Bucks defeated a shorthanded Heat squad.
- Goran Dragic led the Heat in scoring in their opening round sweep of the Pacers with 22.8 points per game while shooting 48% from the field and 41.4% from beyond the arc. All three marks are up significantly from the regular season, when Dragic averaged 16.2 points on 44.1 FG, 36.7 3P shooting splits.
- Bam Adebayo defended Giannis Antetokounmpo for 11:47 of matchup time during the regular season (the 5th most of any player in the NBA). Over 52 possessions, Antetokounmpo scored 28 points on 12-28 FG (42.9%), 0-7 3P and 4-5 FT against Adebayo, while also having 4 assists and 3 turnovers.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo is the only player to rank in the top 10 in points (6th, 30.6 PPG), rebounds (1st, 16.0 RPG) and assists (T-9th, 6.0 APG) in this year’s playoffs.
Game 6: Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (HOU Leads 3-2), 9:00 ET, TNT
- The Rockets outscored the Thunder 66-35 in the second half of Game 5 en route to a 114-80 win, forcing the Thunder into shooting 27.3% from the field and committing 11 turnovers that led to 16 points. Throughout the playoffs the Rockets rank 2nd in deflections (13.2 per game) and 4th in steals (8.0 per game), and from their last game with a center playing significant minutes (Jan. 29) they ranked 2nd in the regular season in opponent turnover percentage.
- Luguentz Dort has defended James Harden for a team-high 27:39 of defensive matchup time. Over those 107 possessions, Harden has 52 points on 32.5% FG, 31.0% 3P and 89.5% FT, while also dishing out 15 assists with just one turnover.
- During the regular season, the Rockets ranked fourth in free throw rate (0.288). Through the first five games of this series, the Rockets rank last in free throw rate (0.181) as OKC’s 17.6 personal fouls per game is the second lowest of the 16 playoff teams.
- The Rockets have won the first quarter in all five games of this series. Their average lead after the first 12 minutes has been 6.2 points, which leads all playoff teams; Milwaukee ranks second with an average lead of 3.8 points.
- In his first game of the postseason after suffering a quad injury during the seeding games, Russell Westbrook finished with 7 points, 7 assist and 6 rebounds in 24 minutes in Game 5. It was the first time he’s scored fewer than 10 points as a Rocket, but the 40th time in his career; his teams are 21-19 when he’s held below double figures in scoring.
