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Premier NBA Playoffs Highlights From Sunday (August 23, 2020)
View August 23rd’s top NBA Playoffs highlights including Luka's OT shootout versus L.A., 50-pieces from the Denver-Utah contest, and more!
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Sunday’s NBA Playoffs action was the best of the bubble thus far with legendary performances across the board and the first buzzer beater of the 2020 postseason. There were a pair of elimination games where the bonafide stars had stellar stat lines, the Mavs retaliated after trailing by 21 to take the win in OT, and Mitchell and Murray collaborated for historic production in Game 4.
Enjoy the best highlights from Sunday’s NBA Playoff action all in one place:
With Dallas’ back against the wall in fear of going down 3-1 in the series, a banged-up Luka Doncic answered the call with a legendary showing in an OT victory. The young phenom lit up the Clippers vaunted defense with a 43-point triple-double and the game-winning shot at the buzzer in a MUST-WIN Game 4. It’s even more impressive considering he sprained his ankle less than 48 hours prior and was playing without his partner-in-crime Kristaps Porzingis who’s nursing his own knee injury.
LUKA CALLED GAME 🚨 pic.twitter.com/2DJgqaABRM
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 23, 2020
✨ 43 PTS | 17 REB | 13 AST ✨
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 23, 2020
Luka hit the game-winner to tie the series at 2-2! pic.twitter.com/nBct1hf2B0
Coming off a 57-point performance in Game 1 Donovan Mitchell dominated Sunday with a killer stroke from deep and determined drives to the rim, earning him 51 points, which would carry his Jazz to the two-point win over Denver to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.
Spida (51 PTS) was unstoppable tonight 😱
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 24, 2020
Mitchell and Utah take a 3-1 series lead! pic.twitter.com/UoCiDtZZRt
walk that walk, Don pic.twitter.com/UDdmcDvrzC
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 24, 2020
Jamal Murray transformed into an all-out scoring machine on Sunday and he was persistent from beyond the arc against the Jazz as he racked up a career-high 9 3PM, however, his outpouring was all for naught as Utah came across the eventual win. Still, he and Mitchell set a new NBA record as fans witnessed two 50-point scorers in the same postseason game for the first time in history.
Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) pours in 50 PTS for the @nuggets in Game 4! #NBAPlayoffs #Drop40 x #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/ImeyJ3Ze10
— NBA (@NBA) August 24, 2020
Boston was brilliant in all four games against Philly as Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker willed their way to remaining undefeated this postseason. They each competed with high energy, combining for 60 points on long-range launches and decisive moves down the lane.
JT (28 PTS & 15 REB) and Kemba (32 PTS) had it going in game 4 as Boston advances to the second round! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/93RtOwiIM6
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 23, 2020
Kyle Lowry left the series-sealing game with an injury nine minutes in, but Normal Powell showed his next-man-up mentality with 29 bench points and a pair of powerful slams to cap off the series with an exclamation point.
Norman Powell rocks the rim! 💪 pic.twitter.com/wQkXkaP4Y8
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 23, 2020
Powell. AGAIN. 🔨 pic.twitter.com/dx7xededd2
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 24, 2020
It was a day for the Raptors’ reserves as Toronto finished their clean sweep against Brooklyn with 100 bench points, the most in NBA history. Terrance Davis capitalized on the Nets’ lackluster defense as he threw down a disrespectful dunk and banked home a third-quarter buzzer-beater.
.@TerenceDavisJr ALL UP ON HIS HEADTOP pic.twitter.com/NWSkQmchnx
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) August 23, 2020
Terence Davis buzzer-beater 🚨 pic.twitter.com/8VLCLoUycw
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 24, 2020
Early on in the high-scoring contest, Kawhi Leonard got busy and downed this furious flush, but Luka Doncic’s Mavericks rode off with the win in dramatic fashion despite Leonard’s lockdown defense and 32 points. Maybe that would’ve changed if Kawhi hit the game-winning shot as time expired in regulation or passed it to his extremely clutch teammate Lou Will.
Grown man jam to get us goin'
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) August 23, 2020
💪🏾 @kawhileonard pic.twitter.com/KESFwcSvDb
Seth Curry, typically known to be one of the league’s most potent strikers from deep, got some action in the paint with this spicy over-the-shoulder no-look and-one which surprised defenders and viewers alike.
Chef Curry 👨🍳 pic.twitter.com/AdPhnGtTff
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) August 23, 2020
Full game highlights of today’s close NBA Playoff games will be posted here once they conclude.
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