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Sunday, May 9, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 107–101.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Cavs87
Celtics97
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +10
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Suns107
Spurs101
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +6
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Suns-Spurs

Phoenix closes out San Antonio in four

Rajon Rondo posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+3+1+6PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19312235107
Spurs25222430101
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 20, 26, 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29PHX29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 13, 15, 14, 10, 33, 19, 16, 20PHX20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 23, 10, 18, 10, 26, 20, 10, 22SAS22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 25, 4, 11, 17, 20, 29, 15, 17SAS17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Celtics · R2 · G4

Boston controls Cleveland start to finish

Boston won 97–87, leading by as many as 10 at a break. Rajon Rondo led Boston with 29 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Celtics
G1 · @ CLECLE101–93G2 · @ CLEBOS104–86G3 · @ BOSCLE124–95G4 · @ BOSBOS97–87
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics3
Suns-Spurs3
The night in charts
Suns-Spurs combined for 208, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SpursSuns 107, Spurs 101
208
Cavs-CelticsCavs 87, Celtics 97
184
PHX won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 107, Spurs 101
+6 PHX
Cavs-CelticsCavs 87, Celtics 97
+10 BOS
Amar'e shot 10-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
59% (10-17)
George HillSAS · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
KGBOS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
NashPHX · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
ParkerSAS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
53% (10-19)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 107Spurs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19312235107
Spurs25222430101
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 29 points carried Phoenix past San Antonio, 107-101

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 31-22.

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

Manu Ginobili was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 15 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB

Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 87Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2223271587
Celtics3123202397
The story
Kevin Garnett had 18 points as Boston beat Cleveland 97-87

Antawn Jamison led Cleveland with 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

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

BOS lead by quarter
200 +9+9+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.7Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 29 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg42.0Today

42 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Rajon Rondo leads the day with 29

Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 8, 17, 23, 16, 27, 13, 18, 29Celtics-Cavs · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Draymond Green GSW, Jan 2, 2016: 29 PTS · 17 REB · 14 AST
29 PTS · 18 REB · 13 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 20, 26, 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29Suns-Spurs · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 40, 39, 37, 19, 35, 24, 38, 22Cavs-Celtics · L
30.9 PPG playoffs to date · −10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 23, 10, 18, 10, 26, 20, 10, 22Spurs-Suns · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 13, 15, 14, 10, 33, 19, 16, 20Suns-Spurs · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 15, 16, 18, 14, 18, 18, 19, 18Celtics-Cavs · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST