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Sunday, April 26, 2009Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Blazers by 6 after three quarters and won 89–88.

Final · 2OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics118
Bulls121
Q1 Bulls -1; Q2 Bulls -1; Q3 Bulls -5; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 Bulls +3
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs99
Pistons78
Q1 Cavs -1; Q2 Cavs +9; Q3 Cavs +13; Q4 Cavs +21
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Magic84
Sixers81
Q1 Magic +2; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic +9; Q4 Magic +3
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Blazers88
Rockets89
Q1 Rockets +8; Q2 Rockets +6; Q3 Rockets -6; Q4 Rockets +1
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Blazers-Rockets

Houston beats Portland by 1, moves within one of advancing

LeBron James goes for 36 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+6-6+1Rockets AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2222261888
Rockets3020142589
Who led
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 20, 20, 22, 23, 24, 11, 7, 21Rockets21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 15, 28, 8, 5, 19, 12, 19, 17Rockets17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 24, 15, 20, 6, 21, 42, 19, 31Blazers31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 16, 21, 5, 8, 7, 27, 13, 19Blazers19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Bulls · R1 · G4

Chicago pulls level with Boston

Game 4 to Chicago, 121–118. The first round series is tied 2–2. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Bulls
G1 · @ CelticsBulls105–103G2 · @ CelticsCeltics118–115G3 · @ BullsCeltics107–86G4 · @ BullsBulls121–118
Lead changes
Celtics-Bulls28
Magic-Sixers10
Cavs-Pistons9
Blazers-Rockets8
Shot of the night

Turkoglu's three with 1.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 84-81 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Bulls combined for 239, 62 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BullsCeltics 118, Bulls 121
239
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 88, Rockets 89
177
Cavs-PistonsCavs 99, Pistons 78
177
Magic-SixersMagic 84, Sixers 81
165
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 88, Rockets 89
+1 Rockets
Magic-SixersMagic 84, Sixers 81
+3 Magic
Celtics-BullsCeltics 118, Bulls 121
+3 Bulls
Cavs-PistonsCavs 99, Pistons 78
+21 Cavs
Rockets rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-RocketsRockets won · Blazers 88, Rockets 89
6 pts
Celtics-BullsBulls won · Celtics 118, Bulls 121
5 pts
Cavs-PistonsCavs won · Cavs 99, Pistons 78
1 pt
Turkoglu shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TurkogluMagic · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BynumPistons · 22 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Mo WilliamsCavs · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
McDyessPistons · 26 PTS, 10 REB
61% (11-18)
PerkinsCeltics · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 88Rockets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2222261888
Rockets3020142589
The story
Yao Ming's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Portland, 89-88

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-22, was where the Rockets built it.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +8+6−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Roy was the fantasy play: 59.5 FPTS on 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 118Bulls 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Celtics19272426148118
Bulls182720311411121
The story
Derrick Rose had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Chicago beat Boston 121-118 in OT

Paul Pierce led Boston with 29 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 31-26.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −1−1−500+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo led the game in fantasy with 59.7 FPTS (25 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST)

Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 84Sixers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2412282084
Sixers2214192681
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 84-81 behind 18 points and 18 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 13 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 18 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +20+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Glen DavisCeltics
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 10 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg8.4Last 3 playoff games

8.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Reg. season avg55.1Today

55 minutes today, against 33.0 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 25 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 38, 21, 27, 29, 37, 38, 29, 25, 36Cavs-Pistons · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 24, 15, 20, 6, 21, 42, 19, 31Blazers-Rockets · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 10, 28, 14, 31, 23, 18, 24, 29Celtics-Bulls · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 10, 12, 21, 6, 4, 30, 18, 28Celtics-Bulls · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 13, 11, 16, 7, 10, 8, 8, 26Pistons-Cavs · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29, 19, 20, 25Celtics-Bulls · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST