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Friday, April 25, 2008Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pistons75
Sixers95
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 Sixers +4; Q3 Sixers +15; Q4 Sixers +20
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Hornets87
Mavs97
Q1 Mavs +7; Q2 Mavs +7; Q3 Mavs +11; Q4 Mavs +10
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs115
Suns99
Q1 Spurs +14; Q2 Spurs +14; Q3 Spurs +19; Q4 Spurs +16
On this day · 2006–07Apr 25, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Wizards-Cavs), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Hornets-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki posts 32 and 19 as Dallas beats New Orleans

Tony Parker goes for 41 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+7+11+10Mavs AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1624232487
Mavs2324272397
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31, 27, 32Mavs32 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 22, 21, 10, 25, 30, 8, 16, 22Mavs22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 12, 17, 4, 4, 2, 5, 10, 30Hornets30 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 19, 15, 14, 22, 20, 35, 32, 16Hornets16 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Spurs-Suns · R1 · G3

San Antonio goes up 3–0 on Phoenix

Game 3 went to the Spurs, 115–99. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 41 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Suns
G1 · @ SpursSpurs117–115G2 · @ SpursSpurs102–96G3 · @ SunsSpurs115–99
Lead changes
Hornets-Mavs4
Pistons-Sixers2
Spurs-Suns0
The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 214, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 115, Suns 99
214
Hornets-MavsHornets 87, Mavs 97
184
Pistons-SixersPistons 75, Sixers 95
170
Mavs won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Hornets-MavsHornets 87, Mavs 97
+10 Mavs
Spurs-SunsSpurs 115, Suns 99
+16 Spurs
Pistons-SixersPistons 75, Sixers 95
+20 Sixers
Parker shot 17-of-26 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSpurs · 41 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
65% (17-26)
Andre MillerSixers · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ManuSpurs · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
PargoHornets · 30 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
DuncanSpurs · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Hornets-Mavs
Hornets 87Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1624232487
Mavs2324272397
The story
Jason Terry's 22 points carried Dallas past New Orleans, 97-87

For New Orleans, Jannero Pargo had 30 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-18 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-16, was where the Mavericks built it.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +7+7+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 115Suns 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs33283024115
Suns1928252799
The story
Tim Duncan had 23 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Phoenix 115-99

Leandro Barbosa led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 33-19, their biggest quarter edge.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +14+14+19+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 75Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2020152075
Sixers2024262595
The story
Philadelphia beat Detroit 95-75 behind 22 points and 16 rebounds from Samuel Dalembert

Richard Hamilton paced Detroit: 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 26-15 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 0+4+15+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 41 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.7 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Reg. season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 30 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 41

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 20, 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32, 41Spurs-Suns · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31, 27, 32Mavs-Hornets · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 12, 17, 4, 4, 2, 5, 10, 30Hornets-Mavs · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 28, 21, 37, 28, 12, 33, 33, 28Suns-Spurs · L
31.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 23, 12, 16, 19, 14, 40, 18, 23Spurs-Suns · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 14, 9, 12, 18, 2, 13, 20, 23Pistons-Sixers · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST