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Sunday, April 20, 2008Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DET by 13 at halftime and won 90–86.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Raptors100
Magic114
Q1 ORL +20; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +14
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nuggets114
Lakers128
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +14
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Sixers90
Pistons86
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI -13; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +4
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hawks81
Celtics104
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +23
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Sixers-Pistons

Philadelphia draws first blood against Detroit

Pau Gasol goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-13-7+4PHI AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2216252790
Pistons2724191686
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 23, 18, 6, 23, 16, 26, 4, 20PHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 15, 2, 15, 6, 15, 11, 27, 17PHI17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 4, 6, 8, 9, 4, 5, 2, 24DET24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 8, 11, 18, 13, 14, 17, 4, 14DET14 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Pistons8
Hawks-Celtics1
Raptors-Magic0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 242, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 114, Lakers 128
242
Raptors-MagicRaptors 100, Magic 114
214
Hawks-CelticsHawks 81, Celtics 104
185
Sixers-PistonsSixers 90, Pistons 86
176
PHI won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Sixers-PistonsSixers 90, Pistons 86
+4 PHI
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 114, Lakers 128
+14 LAL
Raptors-MagicRaptors 100, Magic 114
+14 ORL
Hawks-CelticsHawks 81, Celtics 104
+23 BOS
Pau shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 36 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
70% (14-20)
HorfordATL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KleizaDEN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Willie GreenPHI · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
DwightORL · 25 PTS, 22 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 90Pistons 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2216252790
Pistons2724191686
The story
Andre Miller had 20 points as Philadelphia beat Detroit 90-86

Jason Maxiell led Detroit with 12 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-18 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 27-16.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −5−13−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace led the game in fantasy with 59.3 FPTS (24 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 114Lakers 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22342236114
Lakers26323931128
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 128-114 behind 32 points from Kobe Bryant

Allen Iverson paced Denver: 30 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 32 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 9-26 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 39-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+2+19+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 81Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2119152681
Celtics29202431104
The story
Rajon Rondo's 15 points and 9 assists carried Boston past Atlanta, 104-81

For Atlanta, Al Horford had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 6-9 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 24-15, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +8+9+18+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg36Today

36 points today in 45 minutes, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (66 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−11.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.2Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 24 minutes, against 17.2 a game in the regular season (81 games).

Second story · Raptors-Magic · R1 · G1

Orlando leads Toronto wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 114–100. Best quarter: the first, 43–23. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 25 points, 22 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Magic
G1 · @ ORLORL114–100
Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 36

Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 25, 20, 21, 13, 25, 14, 22, 36Lakers-Nuggets · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 25, 29, 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32Lakers-Nuggets · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 47, 38, 36, 25, 22, 11, 17, 30Nuggets-Lakers · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 13, 26, 21, 33, 28, 33, 21, 30Nuggets-Lakers · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 4, 13, 30, 20, 19, 15, 6, 25Magic-Raptors · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 14, 11, 18, 10, 6, 13, 6, 24Raptors-Magic · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST