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Tuesday, May 8, 2012Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 6 after the first quarter and won 87–86.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Magic87
Pacers105
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +18
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Celtics86
Hawks87
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +1
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Sixers69
Bulls77
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +8
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Nuggets102
Lakers99
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +3
On this day · 2010–11May 8, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (Bulls-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Celtics-Hawks

Atlanta stays alive against Boston

Kobe Bryant goes for 43 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-60+2+1ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2119242286
Hawks1525262187
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 16, 10, 15, 14, 14, 5, 12, 19ATL19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 23, 21, 17, 15, 18, 23, 7, 16ATL16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 43, 29, 8, 12, 12, 36, 21, 24, 16BOS16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 20, 15, 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16BOS16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Magic-Pacers · R1 · G5

Indiana finishes off Orlando, wins the series 4–1

105–87 in Game 5 of the first round. Danny Granger led Indiana with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Pacers
G1 · @ INDORL81–77G2 · @ INDIND93–78G3 · @ ORLIND97–74G4 · @ ORLIND101–99G5 · @ INDIND105–87
Lead changes
Magic-Pacers6
Celtics-Hawks5
Sixers-Bulls4
Nuggets-Lakers1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 201, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 102, Lakers 99
201
Magic-PacersMagic 87, Pacers 105
192
Celtics-HawksCeltics 86, Hawks 87
173
Sixers-BullsSixers 69, Bulls 77
146
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 86, Hawks 87
+1 ATL
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 102, Lakers 99
+3 DEN
Sixers-BullsSixers 69, Bulls 77
+8 CHI
Magic-PacersMagic 87, Pacers 105
+18 IND
ATL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 86, Hawks 87
6 pts
Magic-PacersIND won · Magic 87, Pacers 105
2 pts
Collison shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonIND · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
90% (9-10)
McGeeDEN · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Andre MillerDEN · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KGBOS · 16 PTS, 7 REB
58% (7-12)
HorfordATL · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 86Hawks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2119242286
Hawks1525262187
The story
Al Horford's 19 points and 11 rebounds carried Atlanta past Boston, 87-86

For Boston, Rajon Rondo had 13 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 25-19.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −60+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 102Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26232726102
Lakers2320223499
The story
JaVale McGee had 21 points and 14 rebounds as Denver beat Los Angeles 102-99

Andrew Bynum led Los Angeles with 16 PTS, 11 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+6+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 87Pacers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1928241687
Pacers28221936105
The story
Indiana beat Orlando 105-87 behind 19 points from Darren Collison

Glen Davis paced Orlando: 15 PTS, 8 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-10 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-16 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +9+3−2+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jameer Nelson topped the game at 47.8 FPTS: 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 15 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg4.9Last 3 playoff games

4.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 43

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 28, 18, 26, 31, 38, 22, 22, 43Lakers-Nuggets · L
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 24, 2004: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 0, 11, 17, 12, 10, 12, 27Magic-Pacers · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 29, 4, 17, 18, 26, 21, 25Pacers-Magic · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 6, 5, 5, 12, 0, 13, 15, 24Nuggets-Lakers · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 11, 22, 9, 17, 8, 5, 11, 24Bulls-Sixers · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 17, 10, 19, 2, 5, 16, 8, 21Nuggets-Lakers · W
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST