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Sunday, April 17, 2011Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NYK by 12 at halftime and won 87–85.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies101
Spurs98
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +3
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hornets109
Lakers100
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +1; Q4 NOH +9
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Knicks85
Celtics87
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -12; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nuggets103
Thunder107
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +4
On this day · 2009–10Apr 17, 2010: 4 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Jazz), 42 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Knicks-Celtics

Boston beats New York by 2, moves within three of advancing

Chris Paul goes for 33 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-12-5+2BOS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2328132185
Celtics2415202887
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 13, 11, 13, 13, 7, 13, 13, 24BOS24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 21, 25, 22, 18, 15, 22, 24, 18BOS18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 14, 20, 23, 28, 23, 18, 14, 28NYK28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 39, 39, 25, 23, 31, 25, 34, 21, 15NYK15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Thunder · R1 · G1

OKC goes up 1–0 on Denver

Game 1 went to the Thunder, 107–103. Kevin Durant led OKC with 41 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCOKC107–103
Lead changes
Knicks-Celtics9
Nuggets-Thunder9
Grizzlies-Spurs8
Hornets-Lakers4
Shot of the night

Allen's three with 11 seconds left puts the Celtics ahead, 87-85 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Thunder combined for 210, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 103, Thunder 107
210
Hornets-LakersHornets 109, Lakers 100
209
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 101, Spurs 98
199
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 85, Celtics 87
172
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 85, Celtics 87
+2 BOS
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 101, Spurs 98
+3 MEM
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 103, Thunder 107
+4 OKC
Hornets-LakersHornets 109, Lakers 100
+9 NOH
BOS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 85, Celtics 87
12 pts
Nuggets-ThunderOKC won · Nuggets 103, Thunder 107
9 pts
Grizzlies-SpursMEM won · Grizzlies 101, Spurs 98
4 pts
Gasol shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
HilarioDEN · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Amar'eNYK · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
RandolphMEM · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
DuncanSAS · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 85Celtics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2328132185
Celtics2415202887
The story
Ray Allen had 24 points as Boston beat New York 87-85

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Celtics took the third 20-13.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1−12−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Amar'e Stoudemire led the game in fantasy with 49.2 FPTS (28 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 101Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27182531101
Spurs2221312498
The story
Memphis beat San Antonio 101-98 behind 25 points and 14 rebounds from Zach Randolph

George Hill paced San Antonio: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+2−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 103Thunder 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33272221103
Thunder24352721107
The story
Russell Westbrook's 31 points carried Oklahoma City past Denver, 107-103

For Denver, Nene Hilario had 22 PTS, 8 REB 31 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 12-23 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 35-27.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −9−1+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg33Today

33 points today in 41 minutes, against 15.8 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+12.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−10.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg8Today

8 points today in 38 minutes, against 18.8 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 23, 32, 29, 28, 31, 32, 14, 41Thunder-Nuggets · W
41.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Damien Wilkins SEA, Nov 16, 2007: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 28, 20, 25, 24, 31, 27, 36, 34Lakers-Hornets · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 5, 18, 28, 7, 0, 15, 7, 33Hornets-Lakers · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 9, 18, 26, 17, 26, 30, 20, 31Thunder-Nuggets · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 14, 20, 23, 28, 23, 18, 14, 28Knicks-Celtics · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 23, 20, 28, 22, 14, 27, 14, 25Grizzlies-Spurs · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST