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Sunday, April 20, 2014Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by WAS (vs CHI) and POR (vs HOU).

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs85
Spurs90
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +5
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bobcats88
Heat99
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wizards102
Bulls93
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +9
Final · OT · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers122
Rockets120
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -6; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +2
On this day · 2012–13Apr 20, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Celtics), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Blazers-Rockets

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 46 as Portland beats Houston

Dwight Howard goes for 27 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+7-1-60+2POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Blazers2721253316122
Rockets2029302714120
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 28, 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46POR46 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 34, 15, 20, 19, 16, 13, 9, 31POR31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 12, 21, 10, 17, 13, 20, 7, 27HOU27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27HOU27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Wizards-Bulls · R1 · G1

Washington draws first blood against Chicago

Washington won Game 1 of the first round, 102–93. Nene Hilario led Washington with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Wizards-Bulls
G1 · @ CHIWAS102–93
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs10
Blazers-Rockets10
Bobcats-Heat7
Wizards-Bulls2
The night in charts
Blazers-Rockets combined for 242, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 122, Rockets 120
242
Wizards-BullsWizards 102, Bulls 93
195
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 88, Heat 99
187
Mavs-SpursMavs 85, Spurs 90
175
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 122, Rockets 120
+2 POR
Mavs-SpursMavs 85, Spurs 90
+5 SAS
Wizards-BullsWizards 102, Bulls 93
+9 WAS
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 88, Heat 99
+11 MIA
WAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BullsWAS won · Wizards 102, Bulls 93
6 pts
Blazers-RocketsPOR won · Blazers 122, Rockets 120
6 pts
Bobcats-HeatMIA won · Bobcats 88, Heat 99
4 pts
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 85, Spurs 90
1 pt
Hilario shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioWAS · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
D WadeMIA · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
DuncanSAS · 27 PTS, 7 REB
60% (12-20)
GortatWAS · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
BatumPOR · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 122Rockets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2721253316122
Rockets2029302714120
The story
Damian Lillard had 31 points as Portland beat Houston 122-120 in OT

James Harden led Houston with 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 9-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7−1−60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 85Spurs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1232212085
Spurs2122222590
The story
Tony Parker's 21 points carried San Antonio past Dallas, 90-85

For Dallas, Devin Harris had 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 21-12, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 102Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards24242430102
Bulls2232211893
The story
Washington beat Chicago 102-93 behind 24 points from Nene Hilario

Jimmy Butler paced Chicago: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

A 30-18 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +2−6−3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+22.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.2Reg. season avg46Today

46 points today in 45 minutes, against 23.2 a game in the regular season (69 games).

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in the regular season (40 games). Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−10.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.7Reg. season avg11Today

11 points today in 39 minutes, against 21.7 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 46

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 28, 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46Blazers-Rockets · W
46.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Jan 26, 2011: 47 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Career high46 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 34, 15, 20, 19, 16, 13, 9, 31Blazers-Rockets · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 12, 21, 10, 17, 13, 20, 7, 27Rockets-Blazers · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27Rockets-Blazers · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 17, 34, 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27Heat-Bobcats · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 9, 15, 17, 13, 10, 20, 12, 27Spurs-Mavs · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST