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Sunday, May 11, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 17 points, by IND (vs WAS) and LAC (vs OKC).

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Thunder99
Clippers101
Q1 LAC -17; Q2 LAC -11; Q3 LAC -12; Q4 LAC +2
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Pacers95
Wizards92
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -17; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +3
On this day · 2012–13May 11, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Grizzlies), 25 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Thunder-Clippers

Clippers pull level with OKC

Paul George goes for 39 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-11-12+2LAC AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3225182499
Clippers15311738101
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34, 25LAC25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17, 21, 23LAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36, 40OKC40 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23, 27OKC27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Pacers-Wizards · R2 · G4

Indiana rallies from 17 down to win Game 4

Washington led by 17 at the half. Final: 95–92. Series: Indiana 3, Washington 1. Paul George led Indiana with 39 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Wizards
G1 · @ INDWAS102–96G2 · @ INDIND86–82G3 · @ WASIND85–63G4 · @ WASIND95–92
Lead changes
Pacers-Wizards6
Thunder-Clippers1
The night in charts
Thunder-Clippers combined for 200, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-ClippersThunder 99, Clippers 101
200
Pacers-WizardsPacers 95, Wizards 92
187
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 99, Clippers 101
+2 LAC
Pacers-WizardsPacers 95, Wizards 92
+3 IND
IND erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-WizardsIND won · Pacers 95, Wizards 92
17 pts
Thunder-ClippersLAC won · Thunder 99, Clippers 101
17 pts
George shot 12-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeorgeIND · 39 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
CollisonLAC · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
ArizaWAS · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL
55% (6-11)
KDOKC · 40 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
50% (12-24)
BealWAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 99Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3225182499
Clippers15311738101
The story
Blake Griffin had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 101-99

Jamal Crawford added 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 38-24.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −17−11−12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 95Wizards 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2711332495
Wizards2629172092
The story
Roy Hibbert's 17 points carried Indiana past Washington, 95-92

For Washington, Trevor Ariza had 16 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 9 REB · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 17 going into the third, then won it 33-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1−17−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.8Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 30.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36, 40Thunder-Clippers · L
31.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Apr 4, 1996: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 24, 26, 24, 30, 18, 11, 23, 39Pacers-Wizards · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +17.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23, 27Thunder-Clippers · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34, 25Clippers-Thunder · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17, 21, 23Clippers-Thunder · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 26, 25, 18, 17, 25, 17, 16, 20Wizards-Pacers · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST