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Friday, April 24, 2009Playoffs · 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
Cavs79
Pistons68
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +11
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Magic94
Sixers96
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Blazers83
Rockets86
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +3
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Magic-Sixers

Philadelphia goes up 2–1 on Orlando

LeBron James goes for 25 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+11+3+2PHI AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2128281794
Sixers2733201696
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 19, 19, 26, 21, 25, 24, 20, 21, 29PHI29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 20, 17, 10, 15, 30, 15, 30, 24PHI24 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 13, 14, 16, 7, 10, 31, 11, 36ORL36 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 5, 14, 13, 11, 15, 15, 11, 17ORL17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Blazers-Rockets · R1 · G3

Houston wins Game 3 over Portland, 86–83

First round series: Houston 2, Portland 1. Luis Scola led Houston with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Rockets
G1 · @ PORHOU108–81G2 · @ PORPOR107–103G3 · @ HOUHOU86–83
Lead changes
Cavs-Pistons5
Magic-Sixers3
Blazers-Rockets1
Shot of the night

Young's layup with 2.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Magic-Sixers combined for 190, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-SixersMagic 94, Sixers 96
190
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 83, Rockets 86
169
Cavs-PistonsCavs 79, Pistons 68
147
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-SixersMagic 94, Sixers 96
+2 PHI
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 83, Rockets 86
+3 HOU
Cavs-PistonsCavs 79, Pistons 68
+11 CLE
Dwight shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK
75% (12-16)
IguodalaPHI · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
BattierHOU · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
BlakePOR · 16 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
ScolaHOU · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 94Sixers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2128281794
Sixers2733201696
The story
Andre Iguodala had 29 points as Philadelphia beat Orlando 96-94

Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6+11+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 83Rockets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1522222483
Rockets2127182086
The story
Shane Battier's 16 points carried Houston past Portland, 86-83

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 13 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 6-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 21-15, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6+11+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 79Pistons 68
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs182692679
Pistons1819161568
The story
Cleveland beat Detroit 79-68 behind 13 points from Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Rodney Stuckey paced Detroit: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

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

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+70+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 11 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 25.2 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 36

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 13, 14, 16, 7, 10, 31, 11, 36Magic-Sixers · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 19, 19, 26, 21, 25, 24, 20, 21, 29Sixers-Magic · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 38, 21, 27, 29, 37, 38, 29, 25Cavs-Pistons · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 20, 17, 10, 15, 30, 15, 30, 24Sixers-Magic · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 12, 15, 28, 8, 5, 19, 12, 19Rockets-Blazers · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 7, 7, 8, 7, 7, 13, 5, 19Cavs-Pistons · W
12.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high19 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST