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Thursday, May 1, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by GSW (vs LAC) and IND (vs ATL).

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Pacers95
Hawks88
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +7
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Thunder104
Grizzlies84
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +20
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Clippers99
Warriors100
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +1
On this day · 2012–13May 1, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Rockets), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Clippers-Warriors

Golden State pulls level with Clippers

Paul Millsap goes for 18 rebounds

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-3+3+1GSW AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2526163299
Warriors25232230100
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16, 33, 17, 24GSW24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 6, 15, 8, 4, 11, 22, 18, 15GSW15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 9, 34, 9, 9, 13, 26, 19, 19LAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 5, 19, 2, 13, 0, 10, 6, 18LAC18 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Hawks10
Clippers-Warriors5
Thunder-Grizzlies1
The night in charts
Clippers-Warriors combined for 199, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 99, Warriors 100
199
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 104, Grizzlies 84
188
Pacers-HawksPacers 95, Hawks 88
183
GSW won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 99, Warriors 100
+1 GSW
Pacers-HawksPacers 95, Hawks 88
+7 IND
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 104, Grizzlies 84
+20 OKC
GSW rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 99, Warriors 100
3 pts
Pacers-HawksIND won · Pacers 95, Hawks 88
3 pts
Barnes shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarnesLAC · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
StephensonIND · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
WestIND · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
50% (10-20)
RandolphMEM · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
50% (7-14)
Lou WilliamsATL · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 99Warriors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2526163299
Warriors25232230100
The story
Draymond Green had 14 points and 14 rebounds as Golden State beat Los Angeles 100-99

DeAndre Jordan led Los Angeles with 19 REB, 9 PTS 14 PTS, 14 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 4-12 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Warriors took the third 22-16.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0−3+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 95Hawks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2024203195
Hawks2217282188
The story
David West's 24 points and 11 rebounds carried Indiana past Atlanta, 95-88

For Atlanta, Jeff Teague had 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 10-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 31-21.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2+5−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 104Grizzlies 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25312622104
Grizzlies1724202384
The story
Oklahoma City beat Memphis 104-84 behind 25 points from Russell Westbrook

Marc Gasol paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +8+15+21+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 15 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg3.0Last 3 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Hawks · R1 · G6

Indiana gets past Atlanta

95–88, with Indiana ahead 44–39 at halftime. David West led Indiana with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Hawks
G1 · @ INDATL101–93G2 · @ INDIND101–85G3 · @ ATLATL98–85G4 · @ ATLIND91–88G5 · @ INDATL107–97G6 · @ ATLIND95–88
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 25, 42, 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36Thunder-Grizzlies · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 11, 11, 28, 14, 22, 14, 12, 29Hawks-Pacers · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25Thunder-Grizzlies · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 18, 21, 8, 8, 16, 18, 16, 24Pacers-Hawks · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16, 33, 17, 24Warriors-Clippers · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 22, 20, 24, 27, 12, 24, 26, 24Pacers-Hawks · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST