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Tuesday, April 22, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by WAS (vs CHI) and IND (vs ATL).

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hawks85
Pacers101
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +16
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nets95
Raptors100
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +5
Final · OT · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wizards101
Bulls99
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS -5; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +2
On this day · 2012–13Apr 22, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Mike Conley (Grizzlies-Clippers), 28 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Wizards-Bulls

Washington beats Chicago by 2, moves within two of advancing

Paul George goes for 27 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+11+7-50+2WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards3125142110101
Bulls20292616899
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 14, 8, 16, 26, 15, 27, 13, 26WAS26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 30, 8, 10, 17, 18, 12, 24, 17WAS17 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 23, 14, 25, 21, 24, 12, 17, 16, 25CHI25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 9, 13, 17, 13, 8, 4, 12, 22CHI22 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hawks-Pacers · R1 · G2

Indiana pulls level with Atlanta

Game 2 to Indiana, 101–85. The first round series is tied 1–1. Paul George led Indiana with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Pacers
G1 · @ INDATL101–93G2 · @ INDIND101–85
Lead changes
Nets-Raptors9
Hawks-Pacers4
The night in charts
Wizards-Bulls combined for 200, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BullsWizards 101, Bulls 99
200
Nets-RaptorsNets 95, Raptors 100
195
Hawks-PacersHawks 85, Pacers 101
186
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BullsWizards 101, Bulls 99
+2 WAS
Nets-RaptorsNets 95, Raptors 100
+5 TOR
Hawks-PacersHawks 85, Pacers 101
+16 IND
WAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BullsWAS won · Wizards 101, Bulls 99
5 pts
Hawks-PacersIND won · Hawks 85, Pacers 101
5 pts
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 95, Raptors 100
2 pts
Amir Johnson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amir JohnsonTOR · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
ScolaIND · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
HilarioWAS · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
NoahCHI · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
GeorgeIND · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 101Bulls 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards3125142110101
Bulls20292616899
The story
Bradley Beal had 26 points as Washington beat Chicago 101-99 in OT

D.J. Augustin led Chicago with 25 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +11+7−50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 95Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1920272995
Raptors21241936100
The story
Amir Johnson's 16 points carried Toronto past Brooklyn, 100-95

For Brooklyn, Shaun Livingston had 12 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 36-29.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2+6−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 85Pacers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2626132085
Pacers21273122101
The story
Indiana beat Atlanta 101-85 behind 20 points from Luis Scola

20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 31-13 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −5−4+14+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.1Reg. season avg20.5Last 2 playoff games

20.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.1 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg14.5Last 2 playoff games

14.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
38.7Reg. season avg53Today

53 minutes today, against 38.7 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 30

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 20, 23, 17, 26, 30, 9, 14, 30Raptors-Nets · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 16, 27, 26, 18, 22, 20, 24, 27Pacers-Hawks · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 14, 8, 16, 26, 15, 27, 13, 26Wizards-Bulls · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 23, 14, 25, 21, 24, 12, 17, 16, 25Bulls-Wizards · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 9, 13, 17, 13, 8, 4, 12, 22Bulls-Wizards · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 21, 15, 6, 13, 18, 14, 10, 20Bulls-Wizards · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST