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Tuesday, April 28, 2009Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CHI by 4 after three quarters and won 106–104.

Final · OT · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bulls104
Celtics106
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +2
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Sixers78
Magic91
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +13
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Mavs106
Spurs93
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +13
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Rockets77
Blazers88
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2007–08Apr 28, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Celtics), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Bulls-Celtics

Boston takes Game 5 in overtime

Kendrick Perkins goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+2-3-40+2BOS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls2126232311104
Celtics2321222713106
Who led
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29, 19, 20, 25, 28BOS28 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 28, 14, 31, 23, 18, 24, 29, 26BOS26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 39, 19, 23, 20, 42, 15, 22, 26CHI26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 10, 2, 0, 3, 7, 14, 18, 19CHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Celtics13
Rockets-Blazers5
Sixers-Magic3
Mavs-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Pierce's jumper with 3.4 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 106-104 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Celtics combined for 210, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-CelticsBulls 104, Celtics 106
210
Mavs-SpursMavs 106, Spurs 93
199
Sixers-MagicSixers 78, Magic 91
169
Rockets-BlazersRockets 77, Blazers 88
165
BOS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bulls-CelticsBulls 104, Celtics 106
+2 BOS
Rockets-BlazersRockets 77, Blazers 88
+11 POR
Sixers-MagicSixers 78, Magic 91
+13 ORL
Mavs-SpursMavs 106, Spurs 93
+13 DAL
Scola shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScolaHOU · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (14-21)
DirkDAL · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Glen DavisBOS · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
YaoHOU · 15 PTS, 12 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 104Celtics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2126232311104
Celtics2321222713106
The story
Rajon Rondo had 28 points and 11 assists as Boston beat Chicago 106-104 in OT

Ben Gordon led Chicago with 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB · 12-22 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 27-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2−3−40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 78Magic 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2019211878
Magic2124242291
The story
Dwight Howard's 24 points and 24 rebounds carried Orlando past Philadelphia, 91-78

For Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala had 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 24 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 24-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+6+9+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 106Spurs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs31213024106
Spurs2028192693
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 106-93 behind 12 points from Jason Kidd

Tony Parker paced San Antonio: 26 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 12 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 4-11 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +11+4+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 50.1 FPTS: 30 PTS, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.9Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 28 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Blazers · R1 · G5

Portland leads Houston wire to wire

Portland was ahead at every break and won 88–77. Best quarter: the first, 29–26. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Blazers
G1 · @ PORHOU108–81G2 · @ PORPOR107–103G3 · @ HOUHOU86–83G4 · @ HOUHOU89–88G5 · @ PORPOR88–77
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 31

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 29, 34, 30, 19, 14, 20, 12, 31Mavs-Spurs · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 4, 14, 16, 20, 27, 13, 4, 25, 30Spurs-Mavs · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29, 19, 20, 25, 28Celtics-Bulls · W
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 25, 17, 29, 24, 38, 12, 43, 26Spurs-Mavs · L
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 21, 25, 24, 20, 21, 29, 13, 26Sixers-Magic · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 39, 19, 23, 20, 42, 15, 22, 26Bulls-Celtics · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST