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Wednesday, April 30, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Mavs103
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +6
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Nets113
Raptors115
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +2
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Blazers98
Rockets108
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +10
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Nets-Raptors

Kyle Lowry hits six threes, Toronto tops Brooklyn

Damian Lillard goes for 26 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+18+22+2TOR AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25192544113
Raptors28342924115
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 28, 24, 22, 22, 14, 15, 22, 36TOR36 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 26, 30, 9, 14, 30, 30, 24, 23TOR23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 9, 17, 12, 24, 18, 29, 7, 32BKN32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 17, 8, 20, 2, 14, 5, 12, 17BKN17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Spurs · R1 · G5

San Antonio leads Dallas wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 109–103. Best quarter: the second, 31–23. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS90–85G2 · @ SASDAL113–92G3 · @ DALDAL109–108G4 · @ DALSAS93–89G5 · @ SASSAS109–103
Lead changes
Nets-Raptors6
Blazers-Rockets6
Mavs-Spurs0
The night in charts
Nets-Raptors combined for 228, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-RaptorsNets 113, Raptors 115
228
Mavs-SpursMavs 103, Spurs 109
212
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 98, Rockets 108
206
TOR won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Nets-RaptorsNets 113, Raptors 115
+2 TOR
Mavs-SpursMavs 103, Spurs 109
+6 SAS
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 98, Rockets 108
+10 HOU
Valanciunas shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasTOR · 16 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
SplitterSAS · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
VinceDAL · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
DwightHOU · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
LinHOU · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 113Raptors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25192544113
Raptors28342924115
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 23 points as Toronto beat Brooklyn 115-113

Mirza Teletovic led Brooklyn with 17 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the second 34-19, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +3+18+22+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joe Johnson led the game in fantasy with 50.0 FPTS (32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 103Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26232232103
Spurs27312130109
The story
Tim Duncan's 16 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past Dallas, 109-103

For Dallas, Vince Carter had 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 31-23, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+9+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki was the fantasy play: 45.5 FPTS on 26 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 98Rockets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2721292198
Rockets30262626108
The story
Houston beat Portland 108-98 behind 22 points and 14 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Wesley Matthews paced Portland: 27 PTS, 2 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 26-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+8+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.0Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 15 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg9.5Last 3 playoff games

9.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 10 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 36

Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 28, 24, 22, 22, 14, 15, 22, 36Raptors-Nets · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 9, 17, 12, 24, 18, 29, 7, 32Nets-Raptors · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 6, 10, 9, 10, 8, 11, 8, 28Mavs-Spurs · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 21, 24, 8, 18, 9, 5, 21, 27Blazers-Rockets · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 19, 23, 30, 11, 16, 18, 19, 26Mavs-Spurs · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 16, 13, 9, 31, 18, 30, 23, 26Blazers-Rockets · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST