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Wednesday, April 20, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MEM by 3 at halftime and won 93–87.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nuggets89
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +16; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +17
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Grizzlies87
Spurs93
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +6
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hornets78
Lakers87
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +9
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Grizzlies-Spurs

San Antonio evens the series with Memphis at 1–1

Marc Gasol goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-3+1+6SAS AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1727212287
Spurs1724252793
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 9, 23, 6, 18, 25, 12, 0, 17SAS17 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 23, 8, 17, 12, 10, 17, 16, 16SAS16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Sam YoungPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 9, 13, 10, 14, 13, 22, 2, 17MEM17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 21, 17, 12, 8, 13, 4, 7, 15MEM15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hornets-Lakers · R1 · G2

Lakers pull level with New Orleans

Game 2 to Lakers, 87–78. The first round series is tied 1–1. Andrew Bynum led Lakers with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Hornets-Lakers
G1 · @ LALNOH109–100G2 · @ LALLAL87–78
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Spurs12
Hornets-Lakers9
Nuggets-Thunder0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Thunder combined for 195, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 89, Thunder 106
195
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 87, Spurs 93
180
Hornets-LakersHornets 78, Lakers 87
165
SAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 87, Spurs 93
+6 SAS
Hornets-LakersHornets 78, Lakers 87
+9 LAL
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 89, Thunder 106
+17 OKC
Bynum shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BynumLAL · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
OdomLAL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
DuncanSAS · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Sam YoungMEM · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Tony AllenMEM · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 87Spurs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1727212287
Spurs1724252793
The story
Manu Ginobili had 17 points as San Antonio beat Memphis 93-87

Sam Young led Memphis with 17 PTS, 4 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 5-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the fourth 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0−3+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Lakers
Hornets 78Lakers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2318152278
Lakers2324162487
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans 87-78 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Andrew Bynum

Trevor Ariza paced New Orleans: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 24-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+6+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 89Thunder 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1529222389
Thunder31282225106
The story
Russell Westbrook's 21 points carried Oklahoma City past Denver, 106-89

For Denver, Nene Hilario had 16 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 7-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-15, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +16+15+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg26.5Last 2 playoff games

26.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 20 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg12.1Last 2 playoff games

12.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 31.9 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 12 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 23

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 32, 29, 28, 31, 32, 14, 41, 23Thunder-Nuggets · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 19, 19, 21, 11, 5, 6, 6, 22Hornets-Lakers · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 18, 26, 17, 26, 30, 20, 31, 21Thunder-Nuggets · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 18, 28, 7, 0, 15, 7, 33, 20Hornets-Lakers · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 28, 9, 5, 37, 14, 6, 10, 20Nuggets-Thunder · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 13, 7, 14, 16, 12, 12, 5, 18Thunder-Nuggets · W
11.5 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST