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Saturday, April 17, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Heat by 3 at halftime and won 85–76.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bulls83
Cavs96
Q1 Cavs +14; Q2 Cavs +15; Q3 Cavs +13; Q4 Cavs +13
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks92
Hawks102
Q1 Hawks +17; Q2 Hawks +22; Q3 Hawks +11; Q4 Hawks +10
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Heat76
Celtics85
Q1 Celtics -1; Q2 Celtics -3; Q3 Celtics -2; Q4 Celtics +9
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz113
Nuggets126
Q1 Nuggets +2; Q2 Nuggets +1; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +13
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Heat-Celtics

Boston takes Game 1, leads Miami 1–0

Carmelo Anthony goes for 42 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-3-2+9Celtics AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2915221076
Celtics2813232185
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 27, 16, 13, 20, 9, 24, 28, 16Celtics16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 18, 12, 19, 14, 19, 8, 14, 15Celtics15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 10, 43, 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26Heat26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 7, 14, 9, 9, 14, 15, 8, 15Heat15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Nuggets15
Heat-Celtics6
Bulls-Cavs3
Bucks-Hawks0
The night in charts
Jazz-Nuggets combined for 239, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 113, Nuggets 126
239
Bucks-HawksBucks 92, Hawks 102
194
Bulls-CavsBulls 83, Cavs 96
179
Heat-CelticsHeat 76, Celtics 85
161
Celtics won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Heat-CelticsHeat 76, Celtics 85
+9 Celtics
Bucks-HawksBucks 92, Hawks 102
+10 Hawks
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 113, Nuggets 126
+13 Nuggets
Bulls-CavsBulls 83, Cavs 96
+13 Cavs
Melo shot 18-of-25 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MeloNuggets · 42 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
72% (18-25)
HilarioNuggets · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
D WadeHeat · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
61% (11-18)
Josh SmithHawks · 12 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
60% (6-10)
KGCeltics · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 76Celtics 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2915221076
Celtics2813232185
The story
Kevin Garnett's 15 points carried Boston past Miami, 85-76

For Miami, Quentin Richardson had 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 21-10.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −1−3−2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade was the fantasy play: 52.6 FPTS on 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 113Nuggets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz28283027113
Nuggets30273138126
The story
JR Smith had 20 points as Denver beat Utah 126-113

Deron Williams led Utah with 26 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the fourth 38-27, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +2+1+2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 83Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1823192383
Cavs3224172396
The story
Cleveland beat Chicago 96-83 behind 24 points from LeBron James

Derrick Rose paced Chicago: 28 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +14+15+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg34Today

34 points today in 40 minutes, against 15.5 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−8.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 31 minutes, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (78 games).

Second story · Bucks-Hawks · R1 · G1

Atlanta leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 102–92. Best quarter: the first, 34–17. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Bucks-Hawks
G1 · @ HawksHawks102–92
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 42

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42Nuggets-Jazz · W
42.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Mar 3, 2002: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 23, 4, 12, 16, 19, 21, 9, 34Bucks-Hawks · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 26, 12, 24, 25, 26, 39, 27, 28Bulls-Cavs · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 10, 43, 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26Heat-Celtics · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 8, 20, 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26Jazz-Nuggets · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 38, 27, 34, 23, 27, 42, 19, 24Cavs-Bulls · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST