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Saturday, April 19, 2014Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 109–105.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nets94
Raptors87
Q1 BKN +8; Q2 BKN +4; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Warriors109
Clippers105
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +4
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hawks101
Pacers93
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +8
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies86
Thunder100
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 OKC +22; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +14
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Warriors-Clippers

Golden State takes Game 1, leads Clippers 1–0

Paul George goes for 24 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-50+8+4GSW AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24283522109
Clippers29232726105
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 21, 33, 21, 16, 25, 20, 8, 22GSW22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 16, 20, 22, 13, 10, 4, 25, 20GSW20 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 22, 20, 17, 23, 25, 17, 21, 28LAC28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 4, 9, 12, 15, 4, 13, 18, 22LAC22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nets-Raptors · R1 · G1

Brooklyn never trails at a break against Toronto

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 94–87. Joe Johnson led Brooklyn with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Raptors
G1 · @ TORBKN94–87
Lead changes
Warriors-Clippers15
Hawks-Pacers9
Nets-Raptors6
Grizzlies-Thunder0
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 214, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 109, Clippers 105
214
Hawks-PacersHawks 101, Pacers 93
194
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 86, Thunder 100
186
Nets-RaptorsNets 94, Raptors 87
181
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 109, Clippers 105
+4 GSW
Nets-RaptorsNets 94, Raptors 87
+7 BKN
Hawks-PacersHawks 101, Pacers 93
+8 ATL
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 86, Thunder 100
+14 OKC
Redick shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RedickLAC · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
David LeeGSW · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Joe JohnsonBKN · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
ValanciunasTOR · 18 REB, 17 PTS, 2 AST, 2 BLK
54% (7-13)
KDOKC · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
52% (13-25)
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 109Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24283522109
Clippers29232726105
The story
Klay Thompson had 22 points as Golden State beat Los Angeles 109-105

JJ Redick led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 7-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the third 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −50+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 101Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28223021101
Pacers2228162793
The story
Jeff Teague's 28 points carried Atlanta past Indiana, 101-93

For Indiana, Lance Stephenson had 19 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 9-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-16, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +60+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 86Thunder 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1618312186
Thunder29271331100
The story
Oklahoma City beat Memphis 100-86 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Russell Westbrook

Zach Randolph paced Memphis: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 8-19 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +13+22+4+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.5Reg. season avg28Today

28 points today in 35 minutes, against 16.5 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Reg. season avg44.5Today

44 minutes today, against 32.6 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 24 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−10.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg14Today

14 points today in 45 minutes, against 24.0 a game in the regular season (78 games).

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 33

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 38, 23, 27, 27, 38, 25, 42, 33Thunder-Grizzlies · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 22, 20, 17, 23, 25, 17, 21, 28Clippers-Warriors · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 25, 15, 19, 22, 25, 11, 11, 28Hawks-Pacers · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 22, 16, 17, 24, 14, 27, 11, 25Hawks-Pacers · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 15, 16, 27, 26, 18, 22, 20, 24Pacers-Hawks · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 10, 12, 19, 31, 9, 17, 12, 24Nets-Raptors · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST