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Wednesday, April 24, 2013Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Rockets102
Thunder105
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +3
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hawks98
Pacers113
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +15
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Lakers91
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +11
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Rockets-Thunder

OKC wins Game 2 over Houston, 105–102

Paul George goes for 27 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+2+6+3OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28271730102
Thunder29282127105
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 34, 27, 21, 31, 16, 29, 24, 29OKC29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 37, 25, 18, 33, 21, 4, 19, 29OKC29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 14, 33, 30, 29, 16, 30, 20, 36HOU36 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 16, 15, 29, 13, 24, 23, 9, 17HOU17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Lakers-Spurs · R1 · G2

San Antonio never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 102–91. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS91–79G2 · @ SASSAS102–91
Lead changes
Rockets-Thunder22
Lakers-Spurs9
Hawks-Pacers5
The night in charts
Hawks-Pacers combined for 211, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PacersHawks 98, Pacers 113
211
Rockets-ThunderRockets 102, Thunder 105
207
Lakers-SpursLakers 91, Spurs 102
193
OKC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-ThunderRockets 102, Thunder 105
+3 OKC
Lakers-SpursLakers 91, Spurs 102
+11 SAS
Hawks-PacersHawks 98, Pacers 113
+15 IND
Josh Smith shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Josh SmithATL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
KawhiSAS · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Devin HarrisATL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
George HillIND · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
DwightLAL · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 102Thunder 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28271730102
Thunder29282127105
The story
Russell Westbrook had 29 points as Oklahoma City beat Houston 105-102

Patrick Beverley led Houston with 16 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 10-26 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 21-17, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1+2+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 91Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2325202391
Spurs28282224102
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 102-91 behind 28 points from Tony Parker

Dwight Howard paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5+8+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 98Pacers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1931262298
Pacers25342925113
The story
Roy Hibbert's 15 points carried Indiana past Atlanta, 113-98

For Atlanta, Devin Harris had 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 5-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-19, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +6+9+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.6Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 5.6 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 16 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg12.5Last 2 playoff games

12.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 14, 33, 30, 29, 16, 30, 20, 36Rockets-Thunder · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 34, 27, 21, 31, 16, 29, 24, 29Thunder-Rockets · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 37, 25, 18, 33, 21, 4, 19, 29Thunder-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 12, 25, 2, 22, 4, 15, 18, 28Spurs-Lakers · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 23, 8, 2, 14, 21, 9, 23, 27Pacers-Hawks · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 13, 10, 11, 27, 17, 6, 18, 22Pacers-Hawks · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST