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Thursday, April 24, 2008Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 6 after three quarters and won 94–92.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Magic94
Raptors108
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +14
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs72
Wizards108
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +26; Q4 WAS +36
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Rockets94
Jazz92
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +2
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Rockets-Jazz

Houston stays alive against Utah

Deron Williams goes for 28 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+40-6+2HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2717262494
Jazz2321321692
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 13, 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23, 27HOU27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 28, 12, 13, 16, 18, 5, 6, 20HOU20 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 4, 18, 19, 17, 5, 20, 22, 28UTA28 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 10, 20, 21, 8, 20, 13, 15UTA15 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Raptors · R1 · G3

Steady Toronto beats Orlando

Leads at every break, then a 108–94 final. T.J. Ford led Toronto with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Raptors
G1 · @ ORLORL114–100G2 · @ ORLORL104–103G3 · @ TORTOR108–94
Lead changes
Cavs-Wizards5
Rockets-Jazz5
Magic-Raptors2
The night in charts
Magic-Raptors combined for 202, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-RaptorsMagic 94, Raptors 108
202
Rockets-JazzRockets 94, Jazz 92
186
Cavs-WizardsCavs 72, Wizards 108
180
HOU won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 94, Jazz 92
+2 HOU
Magic-RaptorsMagic 94, Raptors 108
+14 TOR
Cavs-WizardsCavs 72, Wizards 108
+36 WAS
T.J. Ford shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
T.J. FordTOR · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
KaponoTOR · 15 PTS, 3 REB
60% (6-10)
TurkogluORL · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
AlstonHOU · 20 PTS, 5 AST
57% (8-14)
MasonWAS · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 94Jazz 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2717262494
Jazz2321321692
The story
Tracy McGrady had 27 points as Houston beat Utah 94-92

Carlos Boozer led Utah with 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 11-26 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 24-16.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +40−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 94Raptors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2020292594
Raptors28331928108
The story
Jose Calderon's 18 points and 13 assists carried Toronto past Orlando, 108-94

For Orlando, Hedo Turkoglu had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB · 6-11 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-20, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +8+21+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 72Wizards 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1716182172
Wizards21282831108
The story
Washington beat Cleveland 108-72 behind 15 points from Antawn Jamison

LeBron James paced Cleveland: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 5-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
400 +4+16+26+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.2Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 28

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 4, 18, 19, 17, 5, 20, 22, 28Jazz-Rockets · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 13, 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23, 27Rockets-Jazz · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 12, 23, 24, 17, 11, 21, 12, 26Magic-Raptors · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 17, 33, 34, 13, 27, 32, 30, 22Cavs-Wizards · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 14, 14, 10, 11, 18, 5, 6, 21Raptors-Magic · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 28, 12, 13, 16, 18, 5, 6, 20Rockets-Jazz · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST