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Saturday, May 19, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAC by 22 after the first quarter and won 96–86.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Spurs96
Clippers86
Q1 SAS -22; Q2 SAS -10; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +10
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Thunder103
Lakers100
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -10; Q3 OKC -9; Q4 OKC +3
On this day · 2010–11May 19, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Thunder), 29 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Spurs-Clippers

San Antonio takes Game 3, leads Clippers 3–0

Blake Griffin goes for 28 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-22-10+8+10SAS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1132262796
Clippers332082586
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 13, 28, 18, 27, 11, 7, 22, 23SAS23 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 18, 17, 12, 17, 11, 26, 18, 19SAS19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 17, 30, 15, 17, 8, 15, 20, 28LAC28 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 8, 9, 20, 2, 9, 3, 9, 19LAC19 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Thunder-Lakers · R2 · G4

OKC rallies from 10 down to win Game 4

Lakers led by 10 at the half. Final: 103–100. Series: Thunder 3, Lakers 1. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 37 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Lakers
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–90G2 · @ OKCOKC77–75G3 · @ LALLAL99–96G4 · @ LALOKC103–100
Lead changes
Thunder-Lakers8
Spurs-Clippers1
Shot of the night

KD's three with 13 seconds left breaks the tie, 103-100 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 203, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 103, Lakers 100
203
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 96, Clippers 86
182
OKC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 103, Lakers 100
+3 OKC
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 96, Clippers 86
+10 SAS
SAS erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ClippersSAS won · Spurs 96, Clippers 86
22 pts
Thunder-LakersOKC won · Thunder 103, Lakers 100
10 pts
Mo Williams shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mo WilliamsLAC · 19 PTS, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
IbakaOKC · 14 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
BynumLAL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
60% (9-15)
WestbrookOKC · 37 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
58% (15-26)
KDOKC · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 103Lakers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24222532103
Lakers29272420100
The story
Kevin Durant had 31 points and 13 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 103-100

Andrew Bynum led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 32-20.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −5−10−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 96Clippers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1132262796
Clippers332082586
The story
Tim Duncan's 19 points and 13 rebounds carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 96-86

For Los Angeles, Chris Paul had 12 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 8-16 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 26-8.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −22−10+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.4Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.4 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 22, 43, 31, 17, 20, 20, 36, 38Lakers-Thunder · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 28, 29, 20, 12, 27, 15, 21, 37Thunder-Lakers · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 25, 26, 31, 24, 25, 22, 31, 31Thunder-Lakers · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 17, 30, 15, 17, 8, 15, 20, 28Clippers-Spurs · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 13, 28, 18, 27, 11, 7, 22, 23Spurs-Clippers · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 18, 17, 12, 17, 11, 26, 18, 19Spurs-Clippers · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST