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Sunday, April 24, 2011Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed LAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 93–88.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Heat82
Sixers86
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics101
Knicks89
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +12
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Magic85
Hawks88
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +3
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers88
Hornets93
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +5
On this day · 2009–10Apr 24, 2010: 4 games. Top scorer: Jameer Nelson (Magic-Bobcats), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Lakers-Hornets

Chris Paul posts 27-13-15 as New Orleans tops Lakers

Dwyane Wade goes for 22 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+4+2+5NOH AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2520222188
Hornets2227202493
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 7, 0, 15, 7, 33, 20, 22, 27NOH27 PTS · 13 REB · 15 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 21, 11, 5, 6, 6, 22, 12, 19NOH19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 24, 31, 27, 36, 34, 11, 30, 17LAL17 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 8, 26, 17, 18, 8, 8, 17, 16LAL16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Sixers11
Celtics-Knicks6
Lakers-Hornets4
Magic-Hawks0
Shot of the night

Williams's three with 8.9 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 86-82 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 190, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 101, Knicks 89
190
Lakers-HornetsLakers 88, Hornets 93
181
Magic-HawksMagic 85, Hawks 88
173
Heat-SixersHeat 82, Sixers 86
168
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 85, Hawks 88
+3 ATL
Heat-SixersHeat 82, Sixers 86
+4 PHI
Lakers-HornetsLakers 88, Hornets 93
+5 NOH
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 101, Knicks 89
+12 BOS
NOH rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-HornetsNOH won · Lakers 88, Hornets 93
3 pts
Heat-SixersPHI won · Heat 82, Sixers 86
2 pts
World Peace shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
World PeaceLAL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
RondoBOS · 21 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB
67% (8-12)
DwightORL · 29 PTS, 17 REB, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
KGBOS · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
CrawfordATL · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
56% (10-18)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 85Hawks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1720242485
Hawks2521202288
The story
Jamal Crawford's 25 points carried Atlanta past Orlando, 88-85

For Orlando, Gilbert Arenas had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-17, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +8+9+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 47.4 FPTS on 29 PTS, 17 REB

Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 82Sixers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1631191682
Sixers2818182286
The story
Philadelphia beat Miami 86-82 behind 15 points and 11 rebounds from Elton Brand

Andre Iguodala backed him with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 28-16 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +12−1−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 88Hornets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2520222188
Hornets2227202493
The story
Trevor Ariza had 19 points as New Orleans beat Los Angeles 93-88

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Hornets took the second 27-20.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −3+4+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.6Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.6 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Heat-Sixers · R1 · G4

Philadelphia stays alive against Miami

An 86–82 win in Game 4 cuts the first round deficit to 3–1. Evan Turner led Philadelphia with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Heat-Sixers
G1 · @ MIAMIA97–89G2 · @ MIAMIA94–73G3 · @ PHIMIA100–94G4 · @ PHIPHI86–82
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 32

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 31, 25, 34, 21, 15, 42, 15, 32Knicks-Celtics · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 29, 23, 27, 34, 21, 29, 24, 31Heat-Sixers · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 18, 15, 19, 13, 46, 33, 21, 29Magic-Hawks · L
32.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 7, 0, 15, 7, 33, 20, 22, 27Hornets-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd PHX, Dec 18, 1999: 27 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
27 PTS · 13 REB · 15 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 14, 10, 15, 21, 15, 12, 9, 26Celtics-Knicks · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 13, 13, 13, 14, 23, 25, 23, 25Hawks-Magic · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST