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Saturday, April 26, 2008Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed TOR by 5 at halftime and won 106–94.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Magic106
Raptors94
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +12
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers102
Nuggets84
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +18
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics93
Hawks102
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Rockets82
Jazz86
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +4
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Magic-Raptors

Orlando takes Game 4, leads Toronto 3–1

Dwight Howard goes for 19 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-5-1+12ORL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31172533106
Raptors2627212094
Who led
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 18, 18, 12, 15, 13, 18, 19, 27ORL27 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 20, 19, 15, 6, 25, 29, 19, 19ORL19 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 21, 30, 15, 8, 21, 29, 15, 39TOR39 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 10, 11, 18, 5, 6, 21, 12TOR12 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Rockets-Jazz · R1 · G4

Utah wins Game 4 over Houston, 86–82

First round series: Utah 3, Houston 1. Deron Williams led Utah with 17 points, 1 rebound and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Jazz
G1 · @ HOUUTA93–82G2 · @ HOUUTA90–84G3 · @ UTAHOU94–92G4 · @ UTAUTA86–82
Lead changes
Magic-Raptors7
Celtics-Hawks7
Rockets-Jazz7
Lakers-Nuggets3
The night in charts
Magic-Raptors combined for 200, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-RaptorsMagic 106, Raptors 94
200
Celtics-HawksCeltics 93, Hawks 102
195
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 102, Nuggets 84
186
Rockets-JazzRockets 82, Jazz 86
168
UTA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 82, Jazz 86
+4 UTA
Celtics-HawksCeltics 93, Hawks 102
+9 ATL
Magic-RaptorsMagic 106, Raptors 94
+12 ORL
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 102, Nuggets 84
+18 LAL
ORL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-RaptorsORL won · Magic 106, Raptors 94
5 pts
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 82, Jazz 86
2 pts
Dwight shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 8 BLK, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
Josh SmithATL · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
BoshTOR · 39 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (16-26)
NelsonORL · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
KGBOS · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 82Jazz 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2315232182
Jazz2125202086
The story
Mehmet Okur had 18 rebounds and 14 points as Utah beat Houston 86-82

Rafer Alston led Houston with 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 18 REB, 14 PTS · 6-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Jazz took the second 25-15.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2+8+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady led the game in fantasy with 51.5 FPTS (23 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 93Hawks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2630181993
Hawks32242818102
The story
Atlanta beat Boston 102-93 behind 27 points from Josh Smith

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 17 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 11-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +60+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 55.5 FPTS: 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 106Raptors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31172533106
Raptors2627212094
The story
Rashard Lewis' 27 points and 13 rebounds carried Orlando past Toronto, 106-94

For Toronto, T.J. Ford had 13 AST, 12 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 33-20.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +5−5−1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.2Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.2 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 39

Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 21, 30, 15, 8, 21, 29, 15, 39Raptors-Magic · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32Celtics-Hawks · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 18, 18, 12, 15, 13, 18, 19, 27Magic-Raptors · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 25, 24, 17, 10, 20, 6, 13, 27Hawks-Celtics · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23, 27, 23Rockets-Jazz · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 30, 34, 21, 10, 5, 19, 11, 23Hawks-Celtics · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST