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Sunday, April 29, 2012Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 21 after three quarters and won 99–98.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz91
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +15
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nuggets88
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +15
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Celtics74
Hawks83
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +9
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Clippers99
Grizzlies98
Q1 LAC -18; Q2 LAC -19; Q3 LAC -21; Q4 LAC +1
On this day · 2010–11Apr 29, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Zach Randolph (Grizzlies-Spurs), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Clippers-Grizzlies

Clippers beat Memphis by 1, move within three of advancing

Andrew Bynum goes for 13 rebounds

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-19-21+1LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1623253599
Grizzlies3424271398
Who led
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 10, 6, 19, 13, 5, 5, 5, 19LAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 20, 17, 12, 16, 21, 36, 29, 17LAC17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 24, 28, 26, 9, 21, 15, 20, 19MEM19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 5, 16, 20, 20, 5, 12, 0, 17MEM17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Celtics-Hawks · R1 · G1

Atlanta leads Boston wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 83–74. Best quarter: the first, 31–18. Josh Smith led Atlanta with 22 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Hawks
G1 · @ ATLATL83–74
Lead changes
Clippers-Grizzlies3
Jazz-Spurs2
Nuggets-Lakers0
Celtics-Hawks0
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 197
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 99, Grizzlies 98
197
Jazz-SpursJazz 91, Spurs 106
197
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 88, Lakers 103
191
Celtics-HawksCeltics 74, Hawks 83
157
LAC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 99, Grizzlies 98
+1 LAC
Celtics-HawksCeltics 74, Hawks 83
+9 ATL
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 88, Lakers 103
+15 LAL
Jazz-SpursJazz 91, Spurs 106
+15 SAS
Gasol shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
MillsapUTA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK
57% (8-14)
RondoBOS · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
56% (10-18)
SessionsLAL · 14 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
55% (6-11)
ParkerSAS · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
53% (10-19)
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 99Grizzlies 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1623253599
Grizzlies3424271398
The story
Blake Griffin had 17 points as Los Angeles beat Memphis 99-98

Marc Gasol led Memphis with 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 21 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 35-13.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −18−19−21+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Conley led the game in fantasy with 36.5 FPTS (17 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 74Hawks 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1817182174
Hawks3118161883
The story
Atlanta beat Boston 83-74 behind 22 points and 18 rebounds from Josh Smith

Kevin Garnett paced Boston: 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST · 8-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +13+14+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo topped the game at 52.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 88Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1426242488
Lakers27232726103
The story
Jordan Hill's 10 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Denver, 103-88

For Denver, Danilo Gallinari had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 10 PTS, 10 REB · 5-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-14, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13+10+13+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg28Today

28 points today in 37 minutes, against 18.2 a game in the regular season (60 games).

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in the regular season (30 games). Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−9.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg7Today

7 points today in 31 minutes, against 16.4 a game in the regular season (61 games).

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 11, 40, 24, 31, 28, 18, 26, 31Lakers-Nuggets · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 14, 8, 29, 15, 20, 6, 13, 28Spurs-Jazz · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 26, 15, 12, 19, 14, 18, 23, 22Hawks-Celtics · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 24, 22, 13, 21, 20, 15, 4, 20Celtics-Hawks · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 18, 10, 8, 4, 20, 13, 0, 20Celtics-Hawks · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 21, 27, 17, 16, 6, 18, 26, 20Jazz-Spurs · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST