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Thursday, April 28, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Mavs trailed Blazers by 8 after the first quarter and won 103–96.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Magic81
Hawks84
Q1 Hawks +5; Q2 Hawks +6; Q3 Hawks +7; Q4 Hawks +3
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Lakers98
Hornets80
Q1 Lakers +2; Q2 Lakers +6; Q3 Lakers +12; Q4 Lakers +18
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Mavs103
Blazers96
Q1 Mavs -8; Q2 Mavs +9; Q3 Mavs +13; Q4 Mavs +7
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Mavs-Blazers

Dirk Nowitzki scores 33, Dallas rallies past Portland

Dwight Howard goes for 25 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+9+13+7Mavs AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs19332328103
Blazers2716193496
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33Mavs33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 0, 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20, 22Mavs22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 19, 14, 8, 18, 7, 10, 16, 32Blazers32 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 24, 22, 27, 24, 20, 18, 12, 24Blazers24 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Magic-Hawks · R1 · G6

Atlanta controls Orlando start to finish

Atlanta won 84–81, leading by as many as 7 at a break. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Hawks
G1 · @ MagicHawks103–93G2 · @ MagicMagic88–82G3 · @ HawksHawks88–84G4 · @ HawksHawks88–85G5 · @ MagicMagic101–76G6 · @ HawksHawks84–81
Lead changes
Lakers-Hornets4
Mavs-Blazers3
Magic-Hawks2
The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 199, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 96
199
Lakers-HornetsLakers 98, Hornets 80
178
Magic-HawksMagic 81, Hawks 84
165
Hawks won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 81, Hawks 84
+3 Hawks
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 96
+7 Mavs
Lakers-HornetsLakers 98, Hornets 80
+18 Lakers
Dirk shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkMavs · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
BynumLakers · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Gerald WallaceBlazers · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
DwightMagic · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
TerryMavs · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
56% (9-16)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 81Hawks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1818192681
Hawks2319202284
The story
Joe Johnson had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Atlanta beat Orlando 84-81

Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando with 15 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 10-25 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 23-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +5+6+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 103Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs19332328103
Blazers2716193496
The story
Jason Terry's 22 points and 8 assists carried Dallas past Portland, 103-96

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 33-16.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −8+9+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gerald Wallace was the fantasy play: 51.9 FPTS on 32 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 98Hornets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1822292998
Hornets1618232380
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans 98-80 behind 24 points from Kobe Bryant

Chris Paul paced New Orleans: 11 AST, 10 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB · 6-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +2+6+12+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrew Bynum topped the game at 38.9 FPTS: 18 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.0Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 12 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg13.6Last 3 playoff games

13.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 26.1 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 33

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33Mavs-Blazers · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 19, 14, 8, 18, 7, 10, 16, 32Blazers-Mavs · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +20.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 19, 13, 46, 33, 21, 29, 8, 25Magic-Hawks · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 24, 22, 27, 24, 20, 18, 12, 24Blazers-Mavs · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 27, 36, 34, 11, 30, 17, 19, 24Lakers-Hornets · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 10, 2, 25, 14, 21, 20, 5, 23Hawks-Magic · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST