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Monday, May 21, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 4 after the first quarter and won 101–85.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Sixers85
Celtics101
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +16
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Lakers90
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +16
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Sixers-Celtics

Boston beats Philadelphia, 101–85

Kobe Bryant goes for 42 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-3+9+16BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2723161985
Celtics23242826101
Who led
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 10, 14, 6, 10, 12, 10, 15, 27BOS27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29, 15, 27, 9, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 7, 5, 5, 4, 7, 3, 3, 19PHI19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lavoy AllenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 0, 0, 9, 12, 10, 4, 8, 12PHI12 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Lakers-Thunder · R2 · G5

OKC leads Lakers wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 106–90. Best quarter: the third, 29–26. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–90G2 · @ OKCOKC77–75G3 · @ LALLAL99–96G4 · @ LALOKC103–100G5 · @ OKCOKC106–90
Lead changes
Lakers-Thunder16
Sixers-Celtics10
The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 196, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 90, Thunder 106
196
Sixers-CelticsSixers 85, Celtics 101
186
BOS won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 85, Celtics 101
+16 BOS
Lakers-ThunderLakers 90, Thunder 106
+16 OKC
Bass shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BassBOS · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
BrandPHI · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
RondoBOS · 14 AST, 13 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
HardenOKC · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
KobeLAL · 42 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
55% (18-33)
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 90Thunder 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2130261390
Thunder26282923106
The story
Kevin Durant had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 106-90

Pau Gasol led Los Angeles with 16 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 9-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the fourth 23-13, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+3+6+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 85Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2723161985
Celtics23242826101
The story
Brandon Bass' 27 points carried Boston past Philadelphia, 101-85

For Philadelphia, Elton Brand had 19 PTS, 3 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 28-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4−3+9+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.9Reg. season avg38.7Last 3 playoff games

38.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.9 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 42 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg13.5Last 3 playoff games

13.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 43, 31, 17, 20, 20, 36, 38, 42Lakers-Thunder · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Marcus Thornton SAC, Jan 24, 2014: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 29, 20, 12, 27, 15, 21, 37, 28Thunder-Lakers · W
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 10, 14, 6, 10, 12, 10, 15, 27Celtics-Sixers · W
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 26, 31, 24, 25, 22, 31, 31, 25Thunder-Lakers · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29, 15, 27, 9, 20Celtics-Sixers · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 7, 5, 5, 4, 7, 3, 3, 19Sixers-Celtics · L
7.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST