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Sunday, April 28, 2013Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Knicks90
Celtics97
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +7
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Heat88
Bucks77
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs103
Lakers82
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +21
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets101
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +14
On this day · 2011–12Apr 28, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Knicks), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Knicks-Celtics

Boston stays alive against New York

Stephen Curry goes for 31 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+5+19+30+7BOS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks17183019690
Celtics223214161397
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 15, 23, 12, 11, 21, 18, 17, 29BOS29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 11, 25, 17, 9, 26, 10, 21, 26BOS26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34, 26, 36NYK36 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 10, 19, 7, 11, 13, 16, 15, 27NYK27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Heat-Bucks · R1 · G4

Miami leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 88–77. Best quarter: the first, 24–17. LeBron James led Miami with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Bucks
G1 · @ MIAMIA110–87G2 · @ MIAMIA98–86G3 · @ MILMIA104–91G4 · @ MILMIA88–77
Lead changes
Nuggets-Warriors9
Knicks-Celtics2
Heat-Bucks0
Spurs-Lakers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 216, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 101, Warriors 115
216
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 90, Celtics 97
187
Spurs-LakersSpurs 103, Lakers 82
185
Heat-BucksHeat 88, Bucks 77
165
BOS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 90, Celtics 97
+7 BOS
Heat-BucksHeat 88, Bucks 77
+11 MIA
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 101, Warriors 115
+14 GSW
Spurs-LakersSpurs 103, Lakers 82
+21 SAS
Terry shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryBOS · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PauLAL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
LeBronMIA · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
65% (13-20)
IguodalaDEN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
StephGSW · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
63% (10-16)
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 90Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks17183019690
Celtics223214161397
The story
Paul Pierce had 29 points as Boston beat New York 97-90 in OT

Raymond Felton led New York with 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 9-20 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 32-18, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+19+30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 88Bucks 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2421222188
Bucks1724211577
The story
Miami beat Milwaukee 88-77 behind 30 points from LeBron James

Monta Ellis paced Milwaukee: 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 13-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+4+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 101Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21232829101
Warriors25313524115
The story
Jarrett Jack's 21 points and 9 assists carried Golden State past Denver, 115-101

For Denver, Ty Lawson had 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 8-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-23, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+12+19+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in the regular season (46 games). Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 36

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34, 26, 36Knicks-Celtics · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30, 29, 31Warriors-Nuggets · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 27, 28, 20, 24, 27, 19, 22, 30Heat-Bucks · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 15, 23, 12, 11, 21, 18, 17, 29Celtics-Knicks · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 10, 19, 7, 11, 13, 16, 15, 27Knicks-Celtics · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 2, 13, 12, 26, 14, 12, 19, 35, 26Nuggets-Warriors · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST