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Thursday, May 8, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BKN by 6 after the first quarter and won 94–82.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Nets82
Heat94
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Blazers97
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +17
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Nets-Heat

Miami beats Brooklyn by 12, moves within two of advancing

Kawhi Leonard goes for 20 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-1+2+12MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2125211582
Heat1530242594
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22MIA22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 11, 13, 20, 8, 17, 15, 18MIA18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 14, 5, 12, 17, 2, 0, 5, 20BKN20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Shaun LivingstonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 12, 3, 9, 9, 6, 10, 9, 15BKN15 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Blazers-Spurs · R2 · G2

Steady San Antonio beats Portland

Leads at every break, then a 114–97 final. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS116–92G2 · @ SASSAS114–97
Lead changes
Nets-Heat7
Blazers-Spurs2
The night in charts
Blazers-Spurs combined for 211, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SpursBlazers 97, Spurs 114
211
Nets-HeatNets 82, Heat 94
176
MIA won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 82, Heat 94
+12 MIA
Blazers-SpursBlazers 97, Spurs 114
+17 SAS
Batum shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BatumPOR · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
TeletovicBKN · 20 PTS, 2 REB
58% (7-12)
BoshMIA · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK
54% (7-13)
LeBronMIA · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
50% (9-18)
MatthewsPOR · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
50% (6-12)
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 82Heat 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2125211582
Heat1530242594
The story
Dwyane Wade's 14 points carried Miami past Brooklyn, 94-82

For Brooklyn, Kevin Garnett had 12 REB, 4 PTS, 3 AST 14 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 4-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 25-15, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6−1+2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 97Spurs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2625202697
Spurs29411727114
The story
Tony Parker had 16 points and 10 assists as San Antonio beat Portland 114-97

Damian Lillard led Portland with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 8-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 41-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+19+16+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 22

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22Heat-Nets · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 14, 6, 26, 25, 15, 9, 7, 21Blazers-Spurs · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 6, 17, 7, 15, 12, 15, 16, 20Spurs-Blazers · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 14, 5, 12, 17, 2, 0, 5, 20Nets-Heat · L
8.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 31, 18, 30, 23, 26, 25, 17, 19Blazers-Spurs · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 11, 13, 20, 8, 17, 15, 18Heat-Nets · W
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST