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Sunday, April 27, 2008Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed PHI by 10 at halftime and won 93–84.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs100
Wizards97
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +3
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs86
Suns105
Q1 PHX +21; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +28; Q4 PHX +19
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pistons93
Sixers84
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Hornets97
Mavs84
Q1 NOH -7; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +13
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Pistons-Sixers

Detroit evens the series with Philadelphia at 2–2

LeBron James goes for 34 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-10+8+9DET AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1917342393
Sixers2521162284
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 9, 9, 10, 2, 12, 16, 18, 23DET23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 9, 4, 5, 2, 24, 16, 2, 20DET20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 21, 15, 11, 18, 10, 11, 10, 15PHI15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 6, 15, 11, 27, 17, 6, 4, 13PHI13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hornets-Mavs · R1 · G4

New Orleans beats Dallas, 97–84

New Orleans led 76–66 after three and won by 13. David West led New Orleans with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Hornets-Mavs
G1 · @ NOHNOH104–92G2 · @ NOHNOH127–103G3 · @ DALDAL97–87G4 · @ DALNOH97–84
Lead changes
Cavs-Wizards5
Hornets-Mavs5
Pistons-Sixers3
Spurs-Suns0
Shot of the night

West's three with 5.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 100-97 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Wizards combined for 197, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WizardsCavs 100, Wizards 97
197
Spurs-SunsSpurs 86, Suns 105
191
Hornets-MavsHornets 97, Mavs 84
181
Pistons-SixersPistons 93, Sixers 84
177
CLE won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Cavs-WizardsCavs 100, Wizards 97
+3 CLE
Pistons-SixersPistons 93, Sixers 84
+9 DET
Hornets-MavsHornets 97, Mavs 84
+13 NOH
Spurs-SunsSpurs 86, Suns 105
+19 PHX
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-SixersDET won · Pistons 93, Sixers 84
10 pts
Hornets-MavsNOH won · Hornets 97, Mavs 84
7 pts
Cavs-WizardsCLE won · Cavs 100, Wizards 97
4 pts
Prince shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
92% (11-12)
BellPHX · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
WestCLE · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
58% (7-12)
NashPHX · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
DiawPHX · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
53% (10-19)
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 100Wizards 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24302620100
Wizards2816292497
The story
Delonte West had 21 points as Cleveland beat Washington 100-97

Brendan Haywood led Washington with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-12 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 30-16.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4+10+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 93Sixers 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1917342393
Sixers2521162284
The story
Tayshaun Prince's 23 points carried Detroit past Philadelphia, 93-84

For Philadelphia, Samuel Dalembert had 12 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 11-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 34-16.

DET lead by quarter
200 −6−10+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 86Suns 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1330222186
Suns34312812105
The story
Phoenix beat San Antonio 105-86 behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Boris Diaw

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +21+22+28+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg22.1Last 3 playoff games

22.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.7 in the regular season (13 games). Today: 10 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 28.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 34

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 17, 33, 34, 13, 27, 32, 30, 22, 34Cavs-Wizards · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 10, 3, 16, 6, 14, 8, 5, 27Suns-Spurs · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 14, 30, 32, 26, 23, 27, 14, 24Hornets-Mavs · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 27, 15, 25, 12, 23, 9, 15, 23Wizards-Cavs · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 9, 9, 10, 2, 12, 16, 18, 23Pistons-Sixers · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31, 27, 32, 22Mavs-Hornets · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST