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Sunday, April 21, 2013Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hawks90
Pacers107
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +17
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Lakers79
Spurs91
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks87
Heat110
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +23
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Rockets91
Thunder120
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +29
On this day · 2011–12Apr 21, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: David West (Pacers-Sixers), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Lakers-Spurs

San Antonio beats Lakers by 12, moves within three of advancing

Paul George posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+8+13+12SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1522202279
Spurs2421252191
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 24, 12, 25, 2, 22, 4, 15, 18SAS18 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 14, 16, 5, 3, 9, 2, 2, 18SAS18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 9, 25, 19, 20, 28, 26, 16, 20LAL20 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 19, 12, 22, 23, 26, 7, 17, 16LAL16 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Hawks-Pacers · R1 · G1

Indiana leads Atlanta wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 107–90. Best quarter: the first, 34–26. Paul George led Indiana with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Pacers
G1 · @ INDIND107–90
Lead changes
Hawks-Pacers1
Lakers-Spurs1
Bucks-Heat0
Rockets-Thunder0
The night in charts
Rockets-Thunder combined for 211, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ThunderRockets 91, Thunder 120
211
Bucks-HeatBucks 87, Heat 110
197
Hawks-PacersHawks 90, Pacers 107
197
Lakers-SpursLakers 79, Spurs 91
170
SAS won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Lakers-SpursLakers 79, Spurs 91
+12 SAS
Hawks-PacersHawks 90, Pacers 107
+17 IND
Bucks-HeatBucks 87, Heat 110
+23 MIA
Rockets-ThunderRockets 91, Thunder 120
+29 OKC
LeBron shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronMIA · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST
82% (9-11)
George HillIND · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
DwightLAL · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
IbakaOKC · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
HorfordATL · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 90Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2624192190
Pacers34242623107
The story
Lance Stephenson had 13 points as Indiana beat Atlanta 107-90

Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 7 AST 13 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 5-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+8+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 87Heat 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2421202287
Heat26262830110
The story
Miami beat Milwaukee 110-87 behind 20 points from Ray Allen

Brandon Jennings paced Milwaukee: 26 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +2+7+15+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 91Thunder 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1928192591
Thunder26342931120
The story
Kevin Durant's 24 points carried Oklahoma City past Houston, 120-91

Russell Westbrook chipped in 19 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-19, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +7+13+23+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.9Reg. season avg20Today

20 points today in 29 minutes, against 10.9 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Reg. season avg29.1Today

29 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−11.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.2Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 28 minutes, against 13.2 a game in the regular season (73 games).

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 27

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 24, 32, 36, 27, 28, 20, 24, 27Heat-Bucks · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 13, 25, 16, 30, 3, 4, 17, 26Bucks-Heat · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 25, 34, 27, 21, 31, 16, 29, 24Thunder-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 25, 23, 8, 2, 14, 21, 9, 23Pacers-Hawks · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd NJN, Apr 9, 2003: 23 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
23 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 22, 8, 21, 27, 16, 38, 2, 22Bucks-Heat · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 19, 15, 12, 6, 13, 24, 4, 21Hawks-Pacers · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST