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Friday, April 22, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics113
Knicks96
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +17
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Magic84
Hawks88
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +4
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers100
Hornets86
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +14
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Magic-Hawks

Atlanta handles Orlando by 4

Rajon Rondo posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+9+4+4ATL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2517202284
Hawks2526152288
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 20, 13, 13, 13, 14, 23, 25, 23ATL23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 21, 17, 16, 10, 2, 25, 14, 21ATL21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 31, 18, 15, 19, 13, 46, 33, 21ORL21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 13, 8, 24, 12, 8, 4, 8, 14ORL14 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Hawks6
Lakers-Hornets2
Celtics-Knicks0
The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 209, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 113, Knicks 96
209
Lakers-HornetsLakers 100, Hornets 86
186
Magic-HawksMagic 84, Hawks 88
172
ATL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 84, Hawks 88
+4 ATL
Lakers-HornetsLakers 100, Hornets 86
+14 LAL
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 113, Knicks 96
+17 BOS
Pierce shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceBOS · 38 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
74% (14-19)
CP3NOH · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Ray AllenBOS · 32 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
61% (11-18)
Shawne WilliamsNYK · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
DwightORL · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 84Hawks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2517202284
Hawks2526152288
The story
Jamal Crawford's 23 points carried Atlanta past Orlando, 88-84

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 13 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 7-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-17, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+9+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 45.0 FPTS on 21 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 100Hornets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30212425100
Hornets2319261886
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans 100-86 behind 30 points from Kobe Bryant

Trevor Ariza paced New Orleans: 12 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+9+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 113Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27253427113
Knicks2024193396
The story
Ray Allen had 32 points as Boston beat New York 113-96

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 15 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 32 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 11-18 FG, 8-11 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the third 34-19, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +7+8+23+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 21 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (41 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Hornets · R1 · G3

Lakers never trails at a break against New Orleans

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 100–86. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Hornets
G1 · @ LALNOH109–100G2 · @ LALLAL87–78G3 · @ NOHLAL100–86
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 38

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 22, 18, 15, 22, 24, 18, 20, 38Celtics-Knicks · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 13, 13, 7, 13, 13, 24, 18, 32Celtics-Knicks · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 25, 24, 31, 27, 36, 34, 11, 30Lakers-Hornets · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 20, 13, 13, 13, 14, 23, 25, 23Hawks-Magic · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 5, 17, 11, 5, 10, 17, 12, 23Hornets-Lakers · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 28, 7, 0, 15, 7, 33, 20, 22Hornets-Lakers · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST