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Saturday, April 25, 2009Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by NOH (vs DEN) and LAL (vs UTA).

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets93
Hornets95
Q1 NOH -5; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +2
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs90
Mavs99
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +9
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Hawks78
Heat107
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +29
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers108
Jazz94
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2007–08Apr 25, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Suns), 41 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Nuggets-Hornets

Chris Paul scores 32, New Orleans holds off Denver

Tony Parker goes for 43 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+3+5+2NOH AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2621252193
Hornets2129271895
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 29, 42, 31, 9, 26, 21, 14, 32NOH32 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 28, 20, 31, 14, 34, 12, 21, 19NOH19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 23, 31, 23, 21, 12, 13, 22, 25DEN25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 17, 18, 17, 5, 13, 36, 31, 16DEN16 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Lakers-Jazz · R1 · G4

Lakers take Game 4, lead Utah 3–1

108–94 in Utah. The first round series continues. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 38 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Lakers-Jazz
G1 · @ LALLAL113–100G2 · @ LALLAL119–109G3 · @ UTAUTA88–86G4 · @ UTALAL108–94
Lead changes
Nuggets-Hornets7
Spurs-Mavs7
Lakers-Jazz6
Hawks-Heat0
The night in charts
Lakers-Jazz combined for 202, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-JazzLakers 108, Jazz 94
202
Spurs-MavsSpurs 90, Mavs 99
189
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 93, Hornets 95
188
Hawks-HeatHawks 78, Heat 107
185
NOH won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 93, Hornets 95
+2 NOH
Spurs-MavsSpurs 90, Mavs 99
+9 DAL
Lakers-JazzLakers 108, Jazz 94
+14 LAL
Hawks-HeatHawks 78, Heat 107
+29 MIA
NOH rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-HornetsNOH won · Nuggets 93, Hornets 95
5 pts
Lakers-JazzLAL won · Lakers 108, Jazz 94
5 pts
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 90, Mavs 99
4 pts
Kobe shot 16-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KobeLAL · 38 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (16-24)
ParkerSAS · 43 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
62% (18-29)
ChalmersMIA · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
CP3NOH · 32 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Nuggets-Hornets
Nuggets 93Hornets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2621252193
Hornets2129271895
The story
David West had 19 points as New Orleans beat Denver 95-93

Chauncey Billups led Denver with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Hornets took the second 29-21.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −5+3+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 90Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2926161990
Mavs3219291999
The story
Josh Howard's 28 points carried Dallas past San Antonio, 99-90

Jason Kidd chipped in 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 29-16.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3−4+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 78Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1217321778
Heat22282532107
The story
Miami beat Atlanta 107-78 behind 29 points and 8 assists from Dwyane Wade

Al Horford paced Atlanta: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 4 BLK · 10-21 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +10+21+14+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.7Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 11 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 43

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 31, 25, 17, 29, 24, 38, 12, 43Spurs-Mavs · L
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
43 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 33, 32, 16, 16, 24, 26, 18, 38Lakers-Jazz · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 29, 42, 31, 9, 26, 21, 14, 32Hornets-Nuggets · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 42, 23, 27, 33, 32, 31, 55, 19, 33, 29Heat-Hawks · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 13, 25, 15, 15, 25, 7, 17, 28Mavs-Spurs · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 4, 14, 16, 20, 27, 13, 4, 25Spurs-Mavs · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST