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Tuesday, April 20, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Thunder by 2 at halftime and won 95–92.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bucks86
Hawks96
Q1 Hawks +8; Q2 Hawks +6; Q3 Hawks +14; Q4 Hawks +10
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Heat77
Celtics106
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 Celtics +16; Q3 Celtics +26; Q4 Celtics +29
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers90
Suns119
Q1 Suns +6; Q2 Suns +14; Q3 Suns +26; Q4 Suns +29
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Thunder92
Lakers95
Q1 Lakers +8; Q2 Lakers -2; Q3 Lakers +4; Q4 Lakers +3
On this day · 2008–09Apr 20, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Celtics), 42 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Thunder-Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 39 in Lakers win over Thunder

Josh Smith goes for 21 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-2+4+3Lakers AHEAD ↑Thunder AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1829222392
Lakers2619282295
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 17, 31, 28, 25, 22, 20, 21, 39Lakers39 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 32, 26, 29, 23, 28, 18, 19, 25Lakers25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 45, 33, 35, 40, 30, 31, 24, 32Thunder32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 27, 21, 8, 20, 11, 9, 23, 19Thunder19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bucks-Hawks · R1 · G2

Atlanta controls Milwaukee start to finish

Atlanta won 96–86, leading by as many as 14 at a break. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Bucks-Hawks
G1 · @ HawksHawks102–92G2 · @ HawksHawks96–86
Lead changes
Thunder-Lakers12
Bucks-Hawks4
Heat-Celtics2
Blazers-Suns1
The night in charts
Blazers-Suns combined for 209, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SunsBlazers 90, Suns 119
209
Thunder-LakersThunder 92, Lakers 95
187
Heat-CelticsHeat 77, Celtics 106
183
Bucks-HawksBucks 86, Hawks 96
182
Lakers won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 92, Lakers 95
+3 Lakers
Bucks-HawksBucks 86, Hawks 96
+10 Hawks
Heat-CelticsHeat 77, Celtics 106
+29 Celtics
Blazers-SunsBlazers 90, Suns 119
+29 Suns
Grant Hill shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillSuns · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
Josh SmithHawks · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Ray AllenCeltics · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
RichardsonSuns · 29 PTS, 6 REB
69% (11-16)
HorfordHawks · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 92Lakers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1829222392
Lakers2619282295
The story
Pau Gasol had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 95-92

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +8−2+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant led the game in fantasy with 54.6 FPTS (32 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 86Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2026162486
Hawks2824242096
The story
Joe Johnson's 27 points carried Atlanta past Milwaukee, 96-86

For Milwaukee, Ersan Ilyasova had 15 REB, 13 PTS 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 12-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-20, was where the Hawks built it.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +8+6+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 77Celtics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2310261877
Celtics23263621106
The story
Boston beat Miami 106-77 behind 23 points from Glen Davis

Rajon Rondo backed him with 12 AST, 8 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 26-10 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
300 0+16+26+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade topped the game at 46.4 FPTS: 29 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
Glen DavisCeltics
+9.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.3Reg. season avg15.5Last 2 playoff games

15.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 6.3 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 23 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg13.0Last 2 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 0 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 17, 31, 28, 25, 22, 20, 21, 39Lakers-Thunder · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 45, 33, 35, 40, 30, 31, 24, 32Thunder-Lakers · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 10, 43, 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26, 29Heat-Celtics · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 0, 20, 12, 14, 14, 12, 14, 29Suns-Blazers · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 14, 25, 13, 18, 20, 31, 22, 27Hawks-Bucks · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 32, 26, 29, 23, 28, 18, 19, 25Lakers-Thunder · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST