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Saturday, April 20, 2013Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by DEN (vs GSW) and NYK (vs BOS).

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Celtics78
Knicks85
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Warriors95
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bulls89
Nets106
Q1 BKN +11; Q2 BKN +25; Q3 BKN +27; Q4 BKN +17
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies91
Clippers112
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +21
On this day · 2011–12Apr 20, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Gerald Henderson (Bobcats-Grizzlies), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Warriors-Nuggets

Denver takes Game 1, leads Golden State 1–0

Carmelo Anthony goes for 36 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4+7+2DEN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2523163195
Nuggets2816272697
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 22, 11, 12, 8, 2, 12, 3, 28DEN28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 13, 25, 2, 13, 12, 26, 14, 12DEN12 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 25, 20, 30, 6, 25, 23, 24, 22GSW22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 39, 20, 18, 22, 24, 22, 47, 35, 15, 19GSW19 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Knicks11
Bulls-Nets0
Grizzlies-Clippers0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Clippers combined for 203, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 91, Clippers 112
203
Bulls-NetsBulls 89, Nets 106
195
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 95, Nuggets 97
192
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 78, Knicks 85
163
DEN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 95, Nuggets 97
+2 DEN
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 78, Knicks 85
+7 NYK
Bulls-NetsBulls 89, Nets 106
+17 BKN
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 91, Clippers 112
+21 LAC
DEN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-NuggetsDEN won · Warriors 95, Nuggets 97
4 pts
Celtics-KnicksNYK won · Celtics 78, Knicks 85
4 pts
Andre Miller shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerDEN · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Nate RobinsonCHI · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
CP3LAC · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
BoozerCHI · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Deron WilliamsBKN · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
60% (9-15)
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 95Nuggets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2523163195
Nuggets2816272697
The story
Andre Miller had 28 points as Denver beat Golden State 97-95

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 11-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 27-16.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3−4+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrew Bogut led the game in fantasy with 43.3 FPTS (14 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST)

Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 78Knicks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics292417878
Knicks2623181885
The story
Raymond Felton's 13 points carried New York past Boston, 85-78

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 5-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 18-8.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3−4−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 91Clippers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2130182291
Clippers29281837112
The story
Los Angeles beat Memphis 112-91 behind 15 points from Eric Bledsoe

Jerryd Bayless paced Memphis: 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-7 FG

The swing

A 37-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +8+6+6+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg28Today

28 points today in 27 minutes, against 9.6 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 26 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−10.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.5Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 38 minutes, against 16.5 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Second story · Celtics-Knicks · R1 · G1

New York draws first blood against Boston

New York won Game 1 of the first round, 85–78. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Celtics-Knicks
G1 · @ NYKNYK85–78
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 36

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 50, 40, 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36Knicks-Celtics · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 22, 11, 12, 8, 2, 12, 3, 28Nuggets-Warriors · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 34, 23, 8, 11, 25, 17, 9, 26Celtics-Knicks · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 21, 19, 13, 19, 16, 22, 19, 25Bulls-Nets · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 15, 24, 19, 17, 13, 8, 25, 23Clippers-Grizzlies · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 30, 32, 11, 29, 33, 30, 8, 22Nets-Bulls · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST