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Thursday, May 16, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Pacers75
Knicks85
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +10
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Spurs94
Warriors82
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +12
On this day · 2011–12May 16, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Celtics-Sixers), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Pacers-Knicks

New York stays alive against Indiana

Stephen Curry goes for 22 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+6+10+10NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1519231875
Knicks1921271885
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21, 24, 28NYK28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 15, 14, 13, 17, 8, 9, 19, 13NYK13 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 21, 21, 4, 19, 20, 14, 18, 23IND23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 15, 24, 21, 20, 13, 11, 10, 17IND17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Warriors6
Pacers-Knicks0
The night in charts
Spurs-Warriors combined for 176, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 94, Warriors 82
176
Pacers-KnicksPacers 75, Knicks 85
160
NYK won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Pacers-KnicksPacers 75, Knicks 85
+10 NYK
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 94, Warriors 82
+12 SAS
Duncan shot 7-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
54% (7-13)
JackGSW · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
KawhiSAS · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL
46% (6-13)
MeloNYK · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
43% (12-28)
FeltonNYK · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
43% (6-14)
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 75Knicks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1519231875
Knicks1921271885
The story
JR Smith's 13 points carried New York past Indiana, 85-75

For Indiana, David West had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 4-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 19-15, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+6+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George was the fantasy play: 39.2 FPTS on 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 94Warriors 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2126192894
Warriors1921192382
The story
Tim Duncan had 19 points as San Antonio beat Golden State 94-82

Jarrett Jack led Golden State with 15 PTS, 2 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the second 26-21, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+7+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 9 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−26.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 9 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Reg. season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Warriors · R2 · G6

San Antonio controls Golden State start to finish

San Antonio won 94–82, leading by as many as 12 at a break. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Warriors
G1 · @ SASSAS129–127G2 · @ SASGSW100–91G3 · @ GSWSAS102–92G4 · @ GSWGSW97–87G5 · @ SASSAS109–91G6 · @ GSWSAS94–82
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 28

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21, 24, 28Knicks-Pacers · W
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 21, 21, 4, 19, 20, 14, 18, 23Pacers-Knicks · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 15, 22, 44, 22, 16, 22, 9, 22Warriors-Spurs · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 26, 11, 19, 23, 23, 19, 14, 19Spurs-Warriors · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 15, 24, 21, 20, 13, 11, 10, 17Pacers-Knicks · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 12, 13, 18, 11, 15, 11, 17, 16Spurs-Warriors · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST