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Sunday, May 5, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 9 after three quarters and won 93–91.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies91
Thunder93
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC -9; Q4 OKC +2
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Pacers102
Knicks95
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +7
On this day · 2011–12May 5, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Thunder), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Grizzlies-Thunder

Kevin Durant scores 35, OKC rallies past Memphis

Marc Gasol goes for 20 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+1-9+2OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1630271891
Thunder1433172993
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 29, 24, 29, 41, 38, 36, 27, 35OKC35 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 23, 16, 10, 12, 16, 3, 25, 25OKC25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 4, 16, 17, 16, 24, 21, 10, 20MEM20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 25, 13, 13, 27, 24, 25, 23, 18MEM18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Knicks · R2 · G1

Indiana draws first blood against New York

Indiana won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 102–95. David West led Indiana with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Knicks
G1 · @ NYKIND102–95
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Thunder9
Pacers-Knicks4
Shot of the night

KD's jumper with 11 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 93-91 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Knicks combined for 197, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-KnicksPacers 102, Knicks 95
197
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 91, Thunder 93
184
OKC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 91, Thunder 93
+2 OKC
Pacers-KnicksPacers 102, Knicks 95
+7 IND
OKC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ThunderOKC won · Grizzlies 91, Thunder 93
9 pts
Pacers-KnicksIND won · Pacers 102, Knicks 95
5 pts
Felton shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FeltonNYK · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
GasolMEM · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
57% (8-14)
Kevin MartinOKC · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
WestIND · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
53% (8-15)
KDOKC · 35 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
50% (13-26)
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 91Thunder 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1630271891
Thunder1433172993
The story
Reggie Jackson had 12 points as Oklahoma City beat Memphis 93-91

Mike Conley led Memphis with 13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 4-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 29-18.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −2+1−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 102Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers22302921102
Knicks2719193095
The story
Roy Hibbert's 14 points carried Indiana past New York, 102-95

For New York, JR Smith had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 30-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −5+6+16+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony was the fantasy play: 43.2 FPTS on 27 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.4Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 12 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg32.5Today

32 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in the regular season (45 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 35

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 29, 24, 29, 41, 38, 36, 27, 35Thunder-Grizzlies · W
32.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 25, 36, 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27Knicks-Pacers · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 23, 16, 10, 12, 16, 3, 25, 25Thunder-Grizzlies · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 4, 16, 17, 16, 24, 21, 10, 20Grizzlies-Thunder · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 17, 13, 7, 18, 15, 24, 21, 20Pacers-Knicks · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 9, 23, 27, 16, 21, 21, 4, 19Pacers-Knicks · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST