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Thursday, May 17, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIA by 9 after the first quarter and won 94–75.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Heat75
Pacers94
Q1 IND -9; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +19
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Clippers88
Spurs105
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +17
On this day · 2010–11May 17, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Thunder), 48 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Heat-Pacers

Indiana wins Game 3 over Miami, 94–75

Roy Hibbert goes for 19 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+14+19IND AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2617122075
Pacers1726262594
Who led
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 11, 18, 15, 12, 15, 10, 15, 20IND20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 8, 4, 18, 14, 11, 17, 8, 19IND19 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 11, 13, 19, 6, 10, 4, 5, 25MIA25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22MIA22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Clippers-Spurs · R2 · G2

San Antonio never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 105–88. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS108–92G2 · @ SASSAS105–88
Lead changes
Heat-Pacers6
Clippers-Spurs6
The night in charts
Clippers-Spurs combined for 193, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SpursClippers 88, Spurs 105
193
Heat-PacersHeat 75, Pacers 94
169
SAS won the closest game by 17
Closest finishes
Clippers-SpursClippers 88, Spurs 105
+17 SAS
Heat-PacersHeat 75, Pacers 94
+19 IND
Chalmers shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChalmersMIA · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
DuncanSAS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
HibbertIND · 19 PTS, 18 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
56% (9-16)
LeBronMIA · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
45% (10-22)
BlakeLAC · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
44% (7-16)
Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 88Spurs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2121252188
Spurs29173227105
The story
Tony Parker's 22 points carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 105-88

For Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 20 PTS 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +8+4+11+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 75Pacers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2617122075
Pacers1726262594
The story
George Hill had 20 points as Indiana beat Miami 94-75

Danny Granger added 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 6-8 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the third 26-12, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 −90+14+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Reg. season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in the regular season (40 games). Line: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Mario Chalmers leads the day with 25

Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 11, 13, 19, 6, 10, 4, 5, 25Heat-Pacers · L
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22Heat-Pacers · L
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 6, 13, 28, 18, 27, 11, 7, 22Spurs-Clippers · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 11, 18, 15, 12, 15, 10, 15, 20Pacers-Heat · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 22, 17, 30, 15, 17, 8, 15, 20Clippers-Spurs · L
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 8, 4, 18, 14, 11, 17, 8, 19Pacers-Heat · W
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST