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Saturday, April 24, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Bobcats by 5 at halftime and won 90–86.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Magic90
Bobcats86
Q1 Magic +2; Q2 Magic -5; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 Magic +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Suns87
Blazers96
Q1 Blazers -1; Q2 Blazers +4; Q3 Blazers +2; Q4 Blazers +9
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Hawks89
Bucks107
Q1 Bucks +17; Q2 Bucks +12; Q3 Bucks +21; Q4 Bucks +18
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers89
Thunder110
Q1 Thunder +12; Q2 Thunder +13; Q3 Thunder +22; Q4 Thunder +21
On this day · 2008–09Apr 24, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Magic-Sixers), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Magic-Bobcats

Jameer Nelson scores 32 in Orlando win over Charlotte

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 31 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-50+4Magic AHEAD ↑Bobcats AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2912252490
Bobcats2719202086
Who led
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 8, 13, 17, 15, 21, 32, 13, 32Magic32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 10, 7, 11, 14, 9, 19, 13, 14Magic14 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 8, 15, 29, 14, 17, 14, 18, 27, 19Bobcats19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 6, 16, 18, 10, 8, 6, 0, 14Bobcats14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Suns-Blazers · R1 · G4

Portland pulls level with Phoenix

Game 4 to Portland, 96–87. The first round series is tied 2–2. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Blazers
G1 · @ SunsBlazers105–100G2 · @ SunsSuns119–90G3 · @ BlazersSuns108–89G4 · @ BlazersBlazers96–87
Lead changes
Magic-Bobcats16
Suns-Blazers13
Lakers-Thunder4
Hawks-Bucks3
The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 199, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 89, Thunder 110
199
Hawks-BucksHawks 89, Bucks 107
196
Suns-BlazersSuns 87, Blazers 96
183
Magic-BobcatsMagic 90, Bobcats 86
176
Magic won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Magic-BobcatsMagic 90, Bobcats 86
+4 Magic
Suns-BlazersSuns 87, Blazers 96
+9 Blazers
Hawks-BucksHawks 89, Bucks 107
+18 Bucks
Lakers-ThunderLakers 89, Thunder 110
+21 Thunder
Magic rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BobcatsMagic won · Magic 90, Bobcats 86
5 pts
Suns-BlazersBlazers won · Suns 87, Blazers 96
1 pt
Salmons shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SalmonsBucks · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
AldridgeBlazers · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
NelsonMagic · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
57% (12-21)
Amar'eSuns · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
56% (9-16)
WestbrookThunder · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Magic-Bobcats
Magic 90Bobcats 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2912252490
Bobcats2719202086
The story
Dwight Howard had 13 points as Orlando beat Charlotte 90-86

Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 8 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST · 4-7 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Magic took the third 25-20.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +2−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 87Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2723221587
Blazers2628202296
The story
Portland beat Phoenix 96-87 behind 15 points and 9 assists from Andre Miller

Grant Hill paced Phoenix: 12 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST 15 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 4-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 22-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −1+4+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 89Thunder 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1725222589
Thunder29263124110
The story
Kevin Durant's 22 points carried Oklahoma City past Los Angeles, 110-89

For Los Angeles, Andrew Bynum had 13 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-17, was where the Thunder built it.

Thunder lead by quarter
300 +12+13+22+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook was the fantasy play: 36.6 FPTS on 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg4.0Last 2 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Reg. season avg43.9Today

44 minutes today, against 30.5 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Jameer Nelson leads the day with 32

Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 8, 13, 17, 15, 21, 32, 13, 32Magic-Bobcats · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 27, 27, 24, 15, 22, 11, 17, 31Blazers-Suns · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 24, 35, 26, 20, 18, 18, 20, 26Suns-Blazers · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 25, 13, 18, 20, 31, 22, 27, 25Hawks-Bucks · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 22, 7, 21, 28, 12, 16, 21, 22Bucks-Hawks · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 45, 33, 35, 40, 30, 31, 24, 32, 29, 22Thunder-Lakers · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST