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Sunday, April 22, 2007Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAL by 9 at halftime and won 95–87.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wizards82
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +15
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Lakers87
Suns95
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +8
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nuggets95
Spurs89
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +6
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Warriors97
Mavs85
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +12
On this day · 2005–06Apr 22, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Heat), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Lakers-Suns

Phoenix beats Lakers by 8, moves within three of advancing

Baron Davis goes for 33 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9-3+8PHX AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2325291087
Suns1821352195
Who led
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 26, 23, 20, 8, 28, 14, 22, 26PHX26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 11, 19, 18, 15, 14, 30, 16, 23PHX23 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 46, 34, 23, 50, 17, 50, 34, 39LAL39 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 20, 10, 18, 9, 16, 14, 15, 17LAL17 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Spurs · R1 · G1

Denver leads San Antonio wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 95–89. Best quarter: the fourth, 28–23. Allen Iverson led Denver with 31 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Spurs
G1 · @ SASDEN95–89
Lead changes
Nuggets-Spurs12
Warriors-Mavs7
Lakers-Suns2
Wizards-Cavs1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Spurs combined for 184, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 95, Spurs 89
184
Lakers-SunsLakers 87, Suns 95
182
Warriors-MavsWarriors 97, Mavs 85
182
Wizards-CavsWizards 82, Cavs 97
179
DEN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 95, Spurs 89
+6 DEN
Lakers-SunsLakers 87, Suns 95
+8 PHX
Warriors-MavsWarriors 97, Mavs 85
+12 GSW
Wizards-CavsWizards 82, Cavs 97
+15 CLE
Amar'e shot 9-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
56% (9-16)
MeloDEN · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Baron DavisGSW · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
55% (11-20)
HughesCLE · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
53% (9-17)
AIDEN · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
50% (11-22)
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 95Spurs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2123232895
Spurs1626242389
The story
Allen Iverson had 31 points as Denver beat San Antonio 95-89

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 31 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 11-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 21-16, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+2+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan led the game in fantasy with 43.5 FPTS (14 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 97Mavs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2315342597
Mavs1721281985
The story
Stephen Jackson's 23 points carried Golden State past Dallas, 97-85

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 14 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-17, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +60+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 82Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2021261582
Cavs2721262397
The story
Cleveland beat Washington 97-82 behind 23 points from LeBron James

Jarvis Hayes paced Washington: 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 23-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7+7+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison topped the game at 53.3 FPTS: 28 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg33Today

33 points today in 44 minutes, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (63 games).

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg45.9Today

46 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists.

Cooling off
−12.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 39 minutes, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (78 games).

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 46, 34, 23, 50, 17, 50, 34, 39Lakers-Suns · L
39.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 31, 17, 19, 25, 17, 12, 12, 33Warriors-Mavs · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 22, 34, 24, 22, 23, 16, 25, 31Nuggets-Spurs · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 23, 23, 33, 32, 31, 28, 21, 30Nuggets-Spurs · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 37, 26, 11, 4, 8, 48, 19, 28Wizards-Cavs · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 14, 15, 12, 19, 13, 22, 13, 27Cavs-Wizards · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST