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Sunday, April 19, 2009Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed ORL by 14 after three quarters and won 100–98.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz100
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +22; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +13
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Sixers100
Magic98
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -14; Q4 PHI +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Heat64
Hawks90
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +20; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +26
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hornets84
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +29
On this day · 2007–08Apr 19, 2008: 4 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Suns), 40 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Sixers-Magic

Philadelphia beats Orlando by 2, moves within three of advancing

Chauncey Billups goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-4-14+2PHI AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27191935100
Magic2525291998
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 5, 19, 19, 26, 21, 25, 24, 20PHI20 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 14, 20, 16, 17, 23, 14, 19, 18PHI18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 20, 21, 13, 14, 16, 7, 10, 31ORL31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 8, 5, 4, 12, 10, 17, 3, 18ORL18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Magic9
Hornets-Nuggets8
Heat-Hawks3
Jazz-Lakers1
Shot of the night

Iguodala's jumper with 2.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 213, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 100, Lakers 113
213
Sixers-MagicSixers 100, Magic 98
198
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 84, Nuggets 113
197
Heat-HawksHeat 64, Hawks 90
154
PHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Sixers-MagicSixers 100, Magic 98
+2 PHI
Jazz-LakersJazz 100, Lakers 113
+13 LAL
Heat-HawksHeat 64, Hawks 90
+26 ATL
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 84, Nuggets 113
+29 DEN
Dwight shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 31 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
ArizaLAL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
BoozerUTA · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
BillupsDEN · 36 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
Josh SmithATL · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 100Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27191935100
Magic2525291998
The story
Andre Iguodala had 20 points and 8 assists as Philadelphia beat Orlando 100-98

Rafer Alston led Orlando with 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 10-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 35-19.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2−4−14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard led the game in fantasy with 57.2 FPTS (31 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 64Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat211818764
Hawks2435171490
The story
Josh Smith's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Atlanta past Miami, 90-64

For Miami, Michael Beasley had 10 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-18, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +3+20+19+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nuggets
Hornets 84Nuggets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2522221584
Nuggets27283226113
The story
Denver beat New Orleans 113-84 behind 14 rebounds and 12 points from Nene Hilario

David West paced New Orleans: 12 PTS, 6 REB 14 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

A 26-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +2+8+18+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.7Reg. season avg36Today

36 points today in 34 minutes, against 17.7 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Reg. season avg34.0Today

34 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−11.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
30.2Reg. season avg19Today

19 points today in 40 minutes, against 30.2 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Second story · Jazz-Lakers · R1 · G1

Lakers lead Utah wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 113–100. Best quarter: the second, 32–21. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Lakers
G1 · @ LALLAL113–100
Top performances

Chauncey Billups leads the day with 36

Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 17, 12, 17, 18, 17, 5, 13, 36Nuggets-Hornets · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high36 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 20, 21, 13, 14, 16, 7, 10, 31Magic-Sixers · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 6, 10, 10, 15, 25, 20, 16, 27Jazz-Lakers · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 20, 18, 22, 33, 32, 16, 16, 24Lakers-Jazz · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 9, 33, 13, 19, 25, 21, 30, 8, 7, 23Hawks-Heat · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 30, 43, 19, 26, 29, 42, 31, 9, 26, 21Hornets-Nuggets · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST