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Monday, May 3, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Celtics104
Cavs86
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +18
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Spurs102
Suns111
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 2008–09May 3, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Hawks), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Spurs-Suns

Phoenix takes Game 1, leads San Antonio 1–0

Manu Ginobili goes for 27 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+10+10+9PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22252827102
Suns31262826111
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 5, 25, 13, 13, 15, 14, 10, 33PHX33 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 12, 14, 29, 42, 15, 13, 28, 27PHX27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 8, 26, 23, 15, 17, 7, 26, 27SAS27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 16, 18, 16, 23, 10, 18, 10, 26SAS26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Celtics-Cavs · R2 · G2

Boston keeps Cleveland at arm's length

The Cavaliers never led at a quarter break. Boston won by 18. Ray Allen led Boston with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Celtics-Cavs
G1 · @ CLECLE101–93G2 · @ CLEBOS104–86
Lead changes
Celtics-Cavs3
Spurs-Suns2
The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 213, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 102, Suns 111
213
Celtics-CavsCeltics 104, Cavs 86
190
PHX won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Spurs-SunsSpurs 102, Suns 111
+9 PHX
Celtics-CavsCeltics 104, Cavs 86
+18 BOS
Nash shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 33 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB
68% (13-19)
RichardsonPHX · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
JamisonCLE · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
DuncanSAS · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
53% (8-15)
Ray AllenBOS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 102Suns 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22252827102
Suns31262826111
The story
Jason Richardson had 27 points as Phoenix beat San Antonio 111-102

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB · 10-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +9+10+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 104Cavs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26263121104
Cavs2226122686
The story
Rajon Rondo's 19 assists and 13 points carried Boston past Cleveland, 104-86

For Cleveland, Antawn Jamison had 16 PTS, 6 REB 19 AST, 13 PTS, 4 REB · 5-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-12, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +4+4+23+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 48.4 FPTS on 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.7Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 17 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 28.6 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 27 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Steve Nash leads the day with 33

Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 5, 25, 13, 13, 15, 14, 10, 33Suns-Spurs · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 8, 26, 23, 15, 17, 7, 26, 27Spurs-Suns · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 12, 14, 29, 42, 15, 13, 28, 27Suns-Spurs · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 16, 18, 16, 23, 10, 18, 10, 26Spurs-Suns · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 42, 19, 24, 40, 39, 37, 19, 35, 24Cavs-Celtics · L
31.1 PPG playoffs to date · −8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 20, 18, 18, 20, 26, 19, 22, 23Suns-Spurs · W
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST