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Friday, April 30, 2010Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIL by 3 after the first quarter and won 83–69.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Hawks83
Bucks69
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +14
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Lakers95
Thunder94
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +1
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Nuggets104
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2008–09Apr 30, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Celtics-Bulls), 51 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Hawks-Bucks

Atlanta evens the series with Milwaukee at 3–3

Carlos Boozer goes for 22 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3+15+14ATL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1615292383
Bucks1915112469
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 25, 28, 17, 5, 11, 21, 11, 24ATL24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 20, 31, 22, 27, 25, 29, 13, 22ATL22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Carlos DelfinoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 12, 9, 4, 8, 6, 22, 7, 20MIL20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 9, 34, 9, 13, 23, 25, 12MIL12 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Lakers-Thunder · R1 · G6

Lakers win Game 6 over OKC, 95–94

First round series: Lakers 4, OKC 2. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Thunder
G1 · @ LALLAL87–79G2 · @ LALLAL95–92G3 · @ OKCOKC101–96G4 · @ OKCOKC110–89G5 · @ LALLAL111–87G6 · @ OKCLAL95–94
Lead changes
Lakers-Thunder15
Nuggets-Jazz12
Hawks-Bucks6
Shot of the night

Pau's jumper with 0.5 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 95-94 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Jazz combined for 216, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 104, Jazz 112
216
Lakers-ThunderLakers 95, Thunder 94
189
Hawks-BucksHawks 83, Bucks 69
152
LAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Lakers-ThunderLakers 95, Thunder 94
+1 LAL
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 104, Jazz 112
+8 UTA
Hawks-BucksHawks 83, Bucks 69
+14 ATL
ATL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BucksATL won · Hawks 83, Bucks 69
3 pts
Lakers-ThunderLAL won · Lakers 95, Thunder 94
1 pt
Boozer shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 22 PTS, 20 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
GrahamDEN · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
MillsapUTA · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Jeff GreenOKC · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
HorfordATL · 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 95Thunder 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2627231995
Thunder2720262194
The story
Pau Gasol had 18 rebounds and 9 points as Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 95-94

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 18 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST · 4-11 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Lakers took the second 27-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+6+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook led the game in fantasy with 50.0 FPTS (21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 104Jazz 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23312624104
Jazz32242729112
The story
Paul Millsap's 21 points and 11 rebounds carried Utah past Denver, 112-104

For Denver, Chauncey Billups had 30 PTS, 8 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +9+2+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 83Bucks 69
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1615292383
Bucks1915112469
The story
Atlanta beat Milwaukee 83-69 behind 15 points and 15 rebounds from Al Horford

Brandon Jennings paced Milwaukee: 12 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

A 29-11 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3−3+15+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 22, 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32Lakers-Thunder · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 11, 16, 15, 17, 25, 14, 21, 30Nuggets-Jazz · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 40, 30, 31, 24, 32, 29, 22, 17, 26Thunder-Lakers · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 25, 28, 17, 5, 11, 21, 11, 24Hawks-Bucks · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 16, 7, 6, 7, 14, 18, 15, 23Jazz-Nuggets · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25, 22Jazz-Nuggets · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST