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Wednesday, May 1, 2013Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NYK by 2 after the first quarter and won 92–86.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Celtics92
Knicks86
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +6
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hawks83
Pacers106
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +23
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Rockets107
Thunder100
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +7
On this day · 2011–12May 1, 2012: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Celtics-Knicks

Boston gets one back against New York

Kevin Durant goes for 36 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+6+9+6BOS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2025242392
Knicks2217212686
Who led
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 25, 17, 9, 26, 10, 21, 26, 18BOS18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 17, 14, 6, 4, 6, 3, 4, 17BOS17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34, 26, 36, 22NYK22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 19, 7, 11, 13, 16, 15, 27, 21NYK21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hawks-Pacers · R1 · G5

Indiana beats Atlanta by 23, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 106–83. Series: 3–2. David West led Indiana with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Pacers
G1 · @ INDIND107–90G2 · @ INDIND113–98G3 · @ ATLATL90–69G4 · @ ATLATL102–91G5 · @ INDIND106–83
Lead changes
Celtics-Knicks3
Rockets-Thunder2
The night in charts
Rockets-Thunder combined for 207, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ThunderRockets 107, Thunder 100
207
Hawks-PacersHawks 83, Pacers 106
189
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 92, Knicks 86
178
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 92, Knicks 86
+6 BOS
Rockets-ThunderRockets 107, Thunder 100
+7 HOU
Hawks-PacersHawks 83, Pacers 106
+23 IND
BOS rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 92, Knicks 86
2 pts
Hawks-PacersIND won · Hawks 83, Pacers 106
1 pt
West shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestIND · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
HardenHOU · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
FeltonNYK · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
53% (10-19)
IbakaOKC · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
50% (7-14)
George HillIND · 15 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 92Knicks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2025242392
Knicks2217212686
The story
Jason Terry had 17 points as Boston beat New York 92-86

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 6-16 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Celtics took the second 25-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+6+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 107Thunder 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30203720107
Thunder26173225100
The story
James Harden's 31 points carried Houston past Oklahoma City, 107-100

For Oklahoma City, Reggie Jackson had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-32, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+7+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 83Pacers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2221241683
Pacers21293125106
The story
Indiana beat Atlanta 106-83 behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from Paul George

Josh Smith paced Atlanta: 14 PTS, 5 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 7-8 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 −1+7+14+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.4Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Reg. season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 31, 16, 29, 24, 29, 41, 38, 36Thunder-Rockets · L
33.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 29, 16, 30, 20, 36, 30, 15, 31Rockets-Thunder · W
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 15, 26, 17, 13, 7, 18, 15, 24Pacers-Hawks · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34, 26, 36, 22Knicks-Celtics · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · −11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 14, 21, 9, 23, 27, 16, 21, 21Pacers-Hawks · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Omer AsikPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 10, 6, 8, 9, 9, 5, 17, 21Rockets-Thunder · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST