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Wednesday, May 7, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed WAS by 2 at halftime and won 86–82.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Wizards82
Pacers86
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +4
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Clippers101
Thunder112
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +11
On this day · 2012–13May 7, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Grizzlies), 36 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Wizards-Pacers

Indiana evens the series with Washington at 1–1

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2+4+4IND AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2322191882
Pacers2320251886
Who led
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 6, 4, 6, 0, 0, 13, 0, 28IND28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 15, 4, 15, 16, 14, 15, 18, 14IND14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 15, 15, 7, 13, 17, 2, 12, 21WAS21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 27, 13, 26, 25, 18, 17, 25, 17WAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Clippers-Thunder · R2 · G2

OKC leads Clippers wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 112–101. Best quarter: the first, 37–28. Kevin Durant led OKC with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCLAC122–105G2 · @ OKCOKC112–101
Lead changes
Wizards-Pacers8
The night in charts
Clippers-Thunder combined for 213, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-ThunderClippers 101, Thunder 112
213
Wizards-PacersWizards 82, Pacers 86
168
IND won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wizards-PacersWizards 82, Pacers 86
+4 IND
Clippers-ThunderClippers 101, Thunder 112
+11 OKC
Hibbert shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HibbertIND · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
RedickLAC · 18 PTS, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GortatWAS · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
IbakaOKC · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
WestbrookOKC · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL
59% (13-22)
Final · Wizards-Pacers
Wizards 82Pacers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2322191882
Pacers2320251886
The story
Roy Hibbert's 28 points carried Indiana past Washington, 86-82

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 25-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 0−2+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 101Thunder 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28282124101
Thunder37243318112
The story
Serge Ibaka had 14 points as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 112-101

Blake Griffin led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Thunder won the third 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +9+5+17+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.6Reg. season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 34.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 32

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32Thunder-Clippers · W
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31Thunder-Clippers · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Feb 12, 1997: 31 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
31 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 6, 4, 6, 0, 0, 13, 0, 28Pacers-Wizards · W
7.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 15, 15, 7, 13, 17, 2, 12, 21Wizards-Pacers · L
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 9, 14, 12, 8, 15, 20, 12, 18Clippers-Thunder · L
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17Clippers-Thunder · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST