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Friday, May 2, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Mavs trailed Spurs by 5 after three quarters and won 113–111.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Raptors83
Nets97
Q1 Nets +15; Q2 Nets +19; Q3 Nets +20; Q4 Nets +14
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Spurs111
Mavs113
Q1 Mavs +8; Q2 Mavs +6; Q3 Mavs -5; Q4 Mavs +2
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Rockets98
Blazers99
Q1 Blazers -1; Q2 Blazers -2; Q3 Blazers -1; Q4 Blazers +1
On this day · 2012–13May 2, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Andre Iguodala (Nuggets-Warriors), 24 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Spurs-Mavs

Dallas takes over late to edge San Antonio

James Harden goes for 34 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+6-5+2Mavs AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26262930111
Mavs34241837113
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29, 20, 21, 29Mavs29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 23, 30, 11, 16, 18, 19, 26, 22Mavs22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 10, 12, 21, 12, 19, 10, 23, 22Spurs22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tiago SplitterPoints, last 10 games: 1, 12, 5, 12, 8, 6, 14, 10, 17, 19Spurs19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Blazers · R1 · G6

Portland wins a tight one over Houston

99–98. Neither team led by more than 2 at any break. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Blazers
G1 · @ RocketsBlazers122–120G2 · @ RocketsBlazers112–105G3 · @ BlazersRockets121–116G4 · @ BlazersBlazers123–120G5 · @ RocketsRockets108–98G6 · @ BlazersBlazers99–98
Lead changes
Rockets-Blazers16
Spurs-Mavs12
Raptors-Nets0
Shot of the night

Dame's three with 1 second left puts the Blazers ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 224, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 111, Mavs 113
224
Rockets-BlazersRockets 98, Blazers 99
197
Raptors-NetsRaptors 83, Nets 97
180
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-BlazersRockets 98, Blazers 99
+1 Blazers
Spurs-MavsSpurs 111, Mavs 113
+2 Mavs
Raptors-NetsRaptors 83, Nets 97
+14 Nets
Mavs rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-MavsMavs won · Spurs 111, Mavs 113
5 pts
Rockets-BlazersBlazers won · Rockets 98, Blazers 99
2 pts
Harden shot 9-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardenRockets · 34 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
60% (9-15)
DameBlazers · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
57% (8-14)
DwightRockets · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
56% (10-18)
DirkMavs · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
55% (11-20)
EllisMavs · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (11-22)
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 98Blazers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2929211998
Blazers2828222199
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 30 points and 13 rebounds as Portland beat Houston 99-98

Chandler Parsons led Houston with 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 10-26 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 21-19.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −1−2−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 111Mavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26262930111
Mavs34241837113
The story
Monta Ellis' 29 points carried Dallas past San Antonio, 113-111

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-26, was where the Mavericks built it.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +8+6−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeJuan Blair was the fantasy play: 38.3 FPTS on 14 REB, 10 PTS

Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 83Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1922182483
Nets3426191897
The story
Brooklyn beat Toronto 97-83 behind 23 points from Deron Williams

Paul Pierce backed him with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 34-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +15+19+20+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan topped the game at 47.2 FPTS: 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.2Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.2 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 10 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 34

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 33, 33, 16, 27, 18, 37, 28, 17, 34Rockets-Blazers · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 26, 46, 43, 23, 29, 8, 30Blazers-Rockets · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29, 20, 21, 29Mavs-Spurs · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 30, 9, 14, 30, 30, 24, 23, 28Raptors-Nets · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 20, 7, 27, 32, 24, 25, 22, 26Rockets-Blazers · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 13, 9, 31, 18, 30, 23, 26, 25Blazers-Rockets · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST