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Saturday, April 28, 2012Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 99–98.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Sixers91
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Knicks67
Heat100
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +23; Q3 MIA +34; Q4 MIA +33
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Magic81
Pacers77
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +4
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs98
Thunder99
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +1
On this day · 2010–11Apr 28, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Mavs-Thunder

OKC takes Game 1, leads Dallas 1–0

Roy Hibbert goes for 13 rebounds

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-3-4+1OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2625222598
Thunder2226213099
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 35, 9, 15, 18, 14, 13, 30, 28OKC28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 43, 24, 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25OKC25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 24, 24, 40, 35, 16, 17, 22, 25DAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 10, 21, 27, 19, 9, 11, 20DAL20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Magic-Pacers · R1 · G1

Orlando draws first blood against Indiana

Orlando won Game 1 of the first round, 81–77. Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Pacers
G1 · @ INDORL81–77
Lead changes
Magic-Pacers17
Mavs-Thunder16
Knicks-Heat7
Sixers-Bulls1
Shot of the night

KD's jumper with 1.5 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Thunder combined for 197, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ThunderMavs 98, Thunder 99
197
Sixers-BullsSixers 91, Bulls 103
194
Knicks-HeatKnicks 67, Heat 100
167
Magic-PacersMagic 81, Pacers 77
158
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-ThunderMavs 98, Thunder 99
+1 OKC
Magic-PacersMagic 81, Pacers 77
+4 ORL
Sixers-BullsSixers 91, Bulls 103
+12 CHI
Knicks-HeatKnicks 67, Heat 100
+33 MIA
OKC rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-ThunderOKC won · Mavs 98, Thunder 99
4 pts
Magic-PacersORL won · Magic 81, Pacers 77
1 pt
Terry shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryDAL · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
IbakaOKC · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
LeBronMIA · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
D WadeMIA · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
WestIND · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 98Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2625222598
Thunder2226213099
The story
Russell Westbrook had 28 points as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 99-98

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 13-23 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 30-25.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −4−3−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Serge Ibaka led the game in fantasy with 49.2 FPTS (22 PTS, 6 REB)

Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 81Pacers 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2130131781
Pacers2222191477
The story
Glen Davis' 16 points and 13 rebounds carried Orlando past Indiana, 81-77

For Indiana, David West had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-20 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 30-22.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1+7+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 67Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1813162067
Heat24302719100
The story
Miami beat New York 100-67 behind 19 points from Dwyane Wade

Carmelo Anthony paced New York: 11 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 30-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
400 +6+23+34+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.1Reg. season avg22Today

22 points today in 39 minutes, against 9.1 a game in the regular season (66 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−11.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.6Reg. season avg11Today

11 points today in 34 minutes, against 22.6 a game in the regular season (55 games).

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 30, 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32Heat-Knicks · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 35, 9, 15, 18, 14, 13, 30, 28Thunder-Mavs · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 43, 24, 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25Thunder-Mavs · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 24, 24, 40, 35, 16, 17, 22, 25Mavs-Thunder · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 24, 32, 29, 2, 24, 11, 10, 23Bulls-Sixers · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 8, 12, 9, 12, 18, 4, 15, 22Thunder-Mavs · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST