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Thursday, April 24, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pacers85
Hawks98
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +13
Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Thunder95
Grizzlies98
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +3
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Clippers98
Warriors96
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +2
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Clippers-Warriors

Blake Griffin scores 32 as Clippers win in Golden State

Kevin Durant goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+3+11+2LAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2422292398
Warriors2122213296
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 25, 23, 30, 27, 24, 16, 35, 32LAC32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 17, 23, 25, 17, 21, 28, 12, 15LAC15 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 21, 16, 25, 20, 8, 22, 7, 26GSW26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 31, 24, 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16GSW16 PTS · 2 REB · 15 AST
Second story · Thunder-Grizzlies · R1 · G3

Memphis goes to overtime again, beats OKC

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Grizzlies. 85–85 after 48 minutes, 98–95 final. Mike Conley led Memphis with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Grizzlies
G1 · @ OKCOKC100–86G2 · @ OKCMEM111–105G3 · @ MEMMEM98–95
Lead changes
Clippers-Warriors5
Pacers-Hawks4
Thunder-Grizzlies3
The night in charts
Clippers-Warriors combined for 194, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 98, Warriors 96
194
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 95, Grizzlies 98
193
Pacers-HawksPacers 85, Hawks 98
183
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 98, Warriors 96
+2 LAC
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 95, Grizzlies 98
+3 MEM
Pacers-HawksPacers 85, Hawks 98
+13 ATL
Scola shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScolaIND · 17 PTS, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
BlakeLAC · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (15-25)
IbakaOKC · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
ConleyMEM · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
WestIND · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 98Warriors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2422292398
Warriors2122213296
The story
DeAndre Jordan's 22 rebounds and 14 points carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 98-96

For Golden State, Draymond Green had 13 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 22 REB, 14 PTS, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-21, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +3+3+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 95Grizzlies 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder181825241095
Grizzlies242027141398
The story
Mike Conley had 20 points as Memphis beat Oklahoma City 98-95 in OT

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 12 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +6+8+100+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 85Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2414202785
Hawks2415283198
The story
Atlanta beat Indiana 98-85 behind 22 points and 10 assists from Jeff Teague

Paul George paced Indiana: 14 REB, 12 PTS, 4 AST 22 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 7-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+1+9+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lance Stephenson topped the game at 50.6 FPTS: 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 7 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 32

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 25, 23, 30, 27, 24, 16, 35, 32Clippers-Warriors · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 33, 30, 24, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30Thunder-Grizzlies · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 27, 27, 38, 25, 42, 33, 36, 30Thunder-Grizzlies · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 21, 16, 25, 20, 8, 22, 7, 26Warriors-Clippers · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 19, 22, 25, 11, 11, 28, 14, 22Hawks-Pacers · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 11, 6, 3, 11, 17, 19, 7, 21Pacers-Hawks · L
15.7 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST