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Monday, May 9, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, all went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 12 after the first quarter and won 133–123.

Final · OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Heat98
Celtics90
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +8
Final · 3OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Thunder133
Grizzlies123
Q1 OKC -12; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 Thunder 0; OT2 Thunder 0; OT3 OKC +10
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Thunder-Grizzlies

Russell Westbrook scores 40 as OKC beats Memphis

LeBron James goes for 35 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0-12-4-1000+10OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Thunder16332225131014133
Grizzlies2825192413104123
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29, 24, 23, 40OKC40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26, 22, 35OKC35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 25, 11, 26, 31, 34, 15, 21, 34MEM34 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 17, 9, 11, 12, 20, 13, 16, 26MEM26 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Heat-Celtics · R2 · G4

Miami takes Game 4, leads Boston 3–1

98–90 in Boston. The conference semifinals series continues. LeBron James led Miami with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Celtics
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–90G2 · @ MIAMIA102–91G3 · @ BOSBOS97–81G4 · @ BOSMIA98–90
Lead changes
Thunder-Grizzlies13
Heat-Celtics9
The night in charts
Thunder-Grizzlies combined for 256, 68 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 133, Grizzlies 123
256
Heat-CelticsHeat 98, Celtics 90
188
MIA won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Heat-CelticsHeat 98, Celtics 90
+8 MIA
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 133, Grizzlies 123
+10 OKC
OKC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-GrizzliesOKC won · Thunder 133, Grizzlies 123
12 pts
Heat-CelticsMIA won · Heat 98, Celtics 90
4 pts
Gasol shot 11-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 26 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
55% (11-20)
PierceBOS · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
50% (10-20)
MayoMEM · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
50% (7-14)
BoshMIA · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL
47% (8-17)
WestbrookOKC · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
45% (15-33)
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 98Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat282219171298
Celtics31222013490
The story
Dwyane Wade's 28 points carried Miami past Boston, 98-90 in OT

For Boston, Ray Allen had 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Heat took it 12-4.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −3−3−40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 133Grizzlies 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Thunder16332225131014133
Grizzlies2825192413104123
The story
Kevin Durant had 35 points and 13 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Memphis 133-123 in OT

Zach Randolph led Memphis with 34 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third overtime 14-4.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −12−4−1000+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.9Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 40 points in 51 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.3 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Reg. season avg57.1Today

57 minutes today, against 31.9 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 26 points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 40

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29, 24, 23, 40Thunder-Grizzlies · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 1, 1997: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 29, 24, 31, 16, 22, 35, 15, 35Heat-Celtics · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26, 22, 35Thunder-Grizzlies · W
30.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 25, 11, 26, 31, 34, 15, 21, 34Grizzlies-Thunder · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28Heat-Celtics · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 18, 20, 38, 13, 19, 13, 27, 27Celtics-Heat · L
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST