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Saturday, May 3, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Spurs by 4 after the first quarter and won 101–82.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Magic72
Pistons91
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 Pistons +1; Q3 Pistons +7; Q4 Pistons +19
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Spurs82
Hornets101
Q1 Hornets -4; Q2 Hornets -4; Q3 Hornets +8; Q4 Hornets +19
On this day · 2006–07May 3, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (Warriors-Mavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Spurs-Hornets

New Orleans takes Game 1, leads San Antonio 1–0

Chris Paul goes for 17 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-4+8+19Hornets AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2722171682
Hornets23222927101
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 32, 26, 23, 27, 14, 24, 25, 30Hornets30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 7, 17, 14, 22, 13, 19, 11, 22Hornets22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32, 41, 18, 31, 23Spurs23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 8, 12, 24, 29, 20, 10, 8, 19Spurs19 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Magic-Pistons · R2 · G1

Detroit draws first blood against Orlando

Detroit won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 91–72. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Pistons
G1 · @ PistonsPistons91–72
Lead changes
Spurs-Hornets6
Magic-Pistons4
The night in charts
Spurs-Hornets combined for 183, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 82, Hornets 101
183
Magic-PistonsMagic 72, Pistons 91
163
Pistons won the closest game by 19
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 72, Pistons 91
+19 Pistons
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 82, Hornets 101
+19 Hornets
Peja shot 9-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PejaHornets · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
WestHornets · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
57% (13-23)
ParkerSpurs · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
TurkogluMagic · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
HamiltonPistons · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 82Hornets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2722171682
Hornets23222927101
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 22 points as New Orleans beat San Antonio 101-82

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Hornets took the third 29-17.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −4−4+8+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 72Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2220161472
Pistons2221222691
The story
Richard Hamilton's 17 points carried Detroit past Orlando, 91-72

For Orlando, Dwight Howard had 12 PTS, 8 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-14, was where the Pistons built it.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 0+1+7+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Maxiell was the fantasy play: 35.3 FPTS on 12 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
David WestHornets
+5.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.6Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 10 points in 23 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.5Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.5 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Top performances

David West leads the day with 30

David WestPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 32, 26, 23, 27, 14, 24, 25, 30Hornets-Spurs · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32, 41, 18, 31, 23Spurs-Hornets · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 7, 17, 14, 22, 13, 19, 11, 22Hornets-Spurs · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 8, 12, 24, 29, 20, 10, 8, 19Spurs-Hornets · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 4, 14, 9, 11, 18, 21, 20, 19Pistons-Magic · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 17, 11, 21, 12, 26, 18, 12, 18Magic-Pistons · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST