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Friday, April 26, 2013Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DEN by 12 at halftime and won 110–108.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Knicks90
Celtics76
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +14
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets108
Warriors110
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs120
Lakers89
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +31
On this day · 2011–12Apr 26, 2012: 13 games. Top scorer: Patty Mills (Spurs-Warriors), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Nuggets-Warriors

Golden State rallies from 12 down to beat Denver

Stephen Curry goes for 29 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-12+3+2GSW AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32341824108
Warriors32223323110
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 24, 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30, 29GSW29 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 4, 19, 6, 6, 14, 10, 26, 23GSW23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 2, 13, 12, 26, 14, 12, 19, 35DEN35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 28, 18, 7, 5, 4, 10, 19, 16DEN16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Knicks-Celtics · R1 · G3

Steady New York beats Boston

Leads at every break, then a 90–76 final. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 26 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Knicks-Celtics
G1 · @ NYKNYK85–78G2 · @ NYKNYK87–71G3 · @ BOSNYK90–76
Lead changes
Nuggets-Warriors16
Spurs-Lakers2
Knicks-Celtics1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 218, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 108, Warriors 110
218
Spurs-LakersSpurs 120, Lakers 89
209
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 90, Celtics 76
166
GSW won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 108, Warriors 110
+2 GSW
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 90, Celtics 76
+14 NYK
Spurs-LakersSpurs 120, Lakers 89
+31 SAS
Duncan shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
JackGSW · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ParkerSAS · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
Darius MorrisLAL · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
DwightLAL · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 108Warriors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32341824108
Warriors32223323110
The story
Jarrett Jack had 23 points as Golden State beat Denver 110-108

Andre Iguodala led Denver with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 10-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Warriors took the third 33-18.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0−12+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 90Celtics 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2324212290
Celtics1813212476
The story
New York beat Boston 90-76 behind 15 points and 10 assists from Raymond Felton

Jeff Green paced Boston: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+16+16+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 40.4 FPTS: 17 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 120Lakers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs30253035120
Lakers1826192689
The story
Tim Duncan's 26 points carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 120-89

For Los Angeles, Dwight Howard had 25 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 12-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-18, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
400 +12+11+22+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Reg. season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 24 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Ty Lawson leads the day with 35

Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 2, 13, 12, 26, 14, 12, 19, 35Nuggets-Warriors · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 24, 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30, 29Warriors-Nuggets · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 31, 17, 18, 23, 17, 17, 16, 26Spurs-Lakers · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34, 26Knicks-Celtics · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 19, 20, 28, 26, 16, 20, 16, 25Lakers-Spurs · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Darius MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 5, 0, 10, 24Lakers-Spurs · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date
Career high24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST