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Sunday, May 4, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed TOR by 2 after the first quarter and won 104–103.

Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Nets104
Raptors103
Q1 BKN -2; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +1
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Mavs96
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +22; Q3 SAS +26; Q4 SAS +23
On this day · 2012–13May 4, 2013: 1 game. Top scorer: Joakim Noah (Bulls-Nets), 24 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Nets-Raptors

Brooklyn holds off Toronto, 104–103

Manu Ginobili goes for 20 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+8+8+1BKN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26352023104
Raptors28252030103
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 12, 24, 18, 29, 7, 32, 17, 26BKN26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 24, 20, 1, 0, 6, 5, 5, 17BKN17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 22, 22, 14, 15, 22, 36, 11, 28TOR28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 2, 2, 16, 7, 17, 11, 4, 20TOR20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Spurs · R1 · G7

San Antonio never trails at a break against Dallas

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 119–96. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS90–85G2 · @ SASDAL113–92G3 · @ DALDAL109–108G4 · @ DALSAS93–89G5 · @ SASSAS109–103G6 · @ DALDAL113–111G7 · @ SASSAS119–96
Lead changes
Nets-Raptors2
Mavs-Spurs1
The night in charts
Mavs-Spurs combined for 215, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SpursMavs 96, Spurs 119
215
Nets-RaptorsNets 104, Raptors 103
207
BKN won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nets-RaptorsNets 104, Raptors 103
+1 BKN
Mavs-SpursMavs 96, Spurs 119
+23 SAS
Amir Johnson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amir JohnsonTOR · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Devin HarrisDAL · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
ParkerSAS · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
58% (11-19)
KawhiSAS · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
50% (7-14)
Joe JohnsonBKN · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
44% (11-25)
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 104Raptors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26352023104
Raptors28252030103
The story
Joe Johnson had 26 points as Brooklyn beat Toronto 104-103

Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 11-25 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Nets took the second 35-25.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −2+8+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 96Spurs 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2323222896
Spurs35332625119
The story
Tim Duncan's 15 points carried San Antonio past Dallas, 119-96

For Dallas, Devin Harris had 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 7-8 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-23, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +12+22+26+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 26 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 32

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 12, 21, 12, 19, 10, 23, 22, 32Spurs-Mavs · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 22, 22, 14, 15, 22, 36, 11, 28Raptors-Nets · L
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 12, 24, 18, 29, 7, 32, 17, 26Nets-Raptors · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 30, 11, 16, 18, 19, 26, 22, 22Mavs-Spurs · L
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 2, 2, 16, 7, 17, 11, 4, 20Raptors-Nets · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 10, 17, 27, 12, 23, 19, 6, 20Spurs-Mavs · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST