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Friday, April 23, 2010Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DEN by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–93.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics100
Heat98
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Mavs90
Spurs94
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +4
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets93
Jazz105
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +12
On this day · 2008–09Apr 23, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Bulls), 24 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Nuggets-Jazz

Utah goes up 2–1 on Denver

Dwyane Wade goes for 34 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4+16+12UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2721202593
Jazz21313221105
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26, 33, 24UTA24 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 15, 13, 15, 10, 7, 15, 18, 22UTA22 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32, 25DEN25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 29, 12, 27, 11, 16, 15, 17, 25DEN25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Mavs-Spurs · R1 · G3

San Antonio wins Game 3 over Dallas, 94–90

First round series: San Antonio 2, Dallas 1. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Spurs
G1 · @ DALDAL100–94G2 · @ DALSAS102–88G3 · @ SASSAS94–90
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat14
Mavs-Spurs5
Nuggets-Jazz3
Shot of the night

Pierce's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Jazz combined for 198
Points by game
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 93, Jazz 105
198
Celtics-HeatCeltics 100, Heat 98
198
Mavs-SpursMavs 90, Spurs 94
184
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 100, Heat 98
+2 BOS
Mavs-SpursMavs 90, Spurs 94
+4 SAS
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 93, Jazz 105
+12 UTA
UTA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 93, Jazz 105
6 pts
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 90, Spurs 94
4 pts
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 100, Heat 98
2 pts
Millsap shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapUTA · 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
BeasleyMIA · 16 PTS, 6 REB
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 24 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
57% (8-14)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 100Heat 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27213220100
Heat2920232698
The story
Paul Pierce had 32 points as Boston beat Miami 100-98

Dorell Wright led Miami with 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Celtics took the third 32-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−1+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 90Spurs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1628262090
Spurs2324192894
The story
Tim Duncan's 25 points carried San Antonio past Dallas, 94-90

For Dallas, J.J. Barea had 14 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 28-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+3−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 93Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2721202593
Jazz21313221105
The story
Utah beat Denver 105-93 behind 24 points and 10 assists from Deron Williams

Carmelo Anthony paced Denver: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6+4+16+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.6 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 35

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 22, 40, 39, 25, 19, 36, 24, 35Mavs-Spurs · L
31.7 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 10, 43, 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26, 29, 34Heat-Celtics · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 13, 20, 9, 24, 28, 16, 13, 32Celtics-Heat · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32, 25Nuggets-Jazz · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 10, 14, 15, 18, 16, 27, 25, 25Spurs-Mavs · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 29, 12, 27, 11, 16, 15, 17, 25Nuggets-Jazz · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST