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Saturday, May 10, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed MIA by 1 after the first quarter and won 104–90.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Heat90
Nets104
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN +14; Q4 BKN +14
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Spurs118
Blazers103
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +15
On this day · 2012–13May 10, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Warriors), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Heat-Nets

Brooklyn stays alive against Miami

LeBron James goes for 28 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+2+14+14BKN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3019142790
Nets29222627104
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17, 13, 19BKN19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 12, 4, 7, 8, 9, 4, 0, 15BKN15 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28MIA28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 16, 23, 15, 17, 15, 14, 14, 20MIA20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Spurs-Blazers · R2 · G3

San Antonio wins Game 3 over Portland, 118–103

Conference semifinals series: San Antonio 3, Portland 0. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Blazers
G1 · @ SASSAS116–92G2 · @ SASSAS114–97G3 · @ PORSAS118–103
Lead changes
Heat-Nets10
Spurs-Blazers2
The night in charts
Spurs-Blazers combined for 221, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 118, Blazers 103
221
Heat-NetsHeat 90, Nets 104
194
BKN won the closest game by 14
Closest finishes
Heat-NetsHeat 90, Nets 104
+14 BKN
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 118, Blazers 103
+15 SAS
Joe Johnson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe JohnsonBKN · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
BatumPOR · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
ParkerSAS · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
LeBronMIA · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
D WadeMIA · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
50% (9-18)
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 90Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3019142790
Nets29222627104
The story
Joe Johnson had 19 points as Brooklyn beat Miami 104-90

Chris Bosh led Miami with 12 PTS, 5 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-10 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the third 26-14, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −1+2+14+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 118Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs28322335118
Blazers18222934103
The story
Tim Duncan's 19 points carried San Antonio past Portland, 118-103

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10+20+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nicolas Batum was the fantasy play: 46.3 FPTS on 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 15 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 29.1 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 29

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 19, 10, 23, 22, 32, 33, 16, 29Spurs-Blazers · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28Heat-Nets · L
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 9, 5, 21, 27, 12, 8, 14, 22Blazers-Spurs · L
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 46, 43, 23, 29, 8, 30, 32, 16, 21Blazers-Spurs · L
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 31, 18, 30, 23, 26, 25, 17, 19, 21Blazers-Spurs · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 6, 26, 25, 15, 9, 7, 21, 20Blazers-Spurs · L
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST