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Thursday, April 29, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Mavs87
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +10
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Suns99
Blazers90
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 2008–09Apr 29, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Hornets), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Suns-Blazers

Phoenix beats Portland, 99–90

Tim Duncan goes for 17 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+12+9+9PHX AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2429212599
Blazers1724242590
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 12, 14, 29, 42, 15, 13, 28PHX28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 26, 20, 18, 18, 20, 26, 19, 22PHX22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 0, 16, 9, 18, 5, 16, 14, 0, 5, 19POR19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 24, 15, 22, 11, 17, 31, 17, 16POR16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Spurs · R1 · G6

San Antonio never trails at a break against Dallas

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 97–87. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Spurs
G1 · @ DALDAL100–94G2 · @ DALSAS102–88G3 · @ SASSAS94–90G4 · @ SASSAS92–89G5 · @ DALDAL103–81G6 · @ SASSAS97–87
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs2
Suns-Blazers1
The night in charts
Suns-Blazers combined for 189, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BlazersSuns 99, Blazers 90
189
Mavs-SpursMavs 87, Spurs 97
184
PHX won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Suns-BlazersSuns 99, Blazers 90
+9 PHX
Mavs-SpursMavs 87, Spurs 97
+10 SAS
Richardson shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RichardsonPHX · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
DirkDAL · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
62% (13-21)
Amar'ePHX · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
WebsterPOR · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
George HillSAS · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 99Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2429212599
Blazers1724242590
The story
Jason Richardson's 28 points carried Phoenix past Portland, 99-90

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-17, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7+12+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 87Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs826292487
Spurs2225232797
The story
Manu Ginobili had 26 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 97-87

Caron Butler led Dallas with 25 PTS, 3 REB 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 7-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 22-8, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +14+13+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.3Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.3 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.2Reg. season avg27.6Last 3 playoff games

27.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 37.2 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 14 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 33

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 40, 39, 25, 19, 36, 24, 35, 17, 15, 33Mavs-Spurs · L
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 12, 14, 29, 42, 15, 13, 28Suns-Blazers · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 15, 8, 26, 23, 15, 17, 7, 26Spurs-Mavs · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 15, 20, 22, 17, 2, 17, 35, 25Mavs-Spurs · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 26, 20, 18, 18, 20, 26, 19, 22Suns-Blazers · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 6, 6, 0, 7, 17, 29, 12, 21Spurs-Mavs · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST