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Saturday, April 18, 2015Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed TOR by 4 after the first quarter and won 93–86.

Final · OT · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wizards93
Raptors86
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pelicans99
Warriors106
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks91
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs108
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +10
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Wizards-Raptors

Washington takes Game 1, leads Toronto 1–0

Anthony Davis goes for 35 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+4+90+7WAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards192719171193
Raptors23191426486
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 4, 6, 2, 10, 3, 14, 0, 20WAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 20, 18, 20, 21, 24, 17, 19, 16WAS16 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 8, 11, 8, 8, 11, 8, 2, 18TOR18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 42, 17, 27, 38, 18, 29, 24, 16, 15TOR15 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Warriors · R1 · G1

Golden State leads New Orleans wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 106–99. Best quarter: the second, 31–28. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Pelicans-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW106–99
Lead changes
Bucks-Bulls7
Mavs-Rockets7
Wizards-Raptors1
Pelicans-Warriors1
The night in charts
Mavs-Rockets combined for 226, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-RocketsMavs 108, Rockets 118
226
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 99, Warriors 106
205
Bucks-BullsBucks 91, Bulls 103
194
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 93, Raptors 86
179
GSW won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 99, Warriors 106
+7 GSW
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 93, Raptors 86
+7 WAS
Mavs-RocketsMavs 108, Rockets 118
+10 HOU
Bucks-BullsBucks 91, Bulls 103
+12 CHI
Dirk shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
PierceWAS · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
TerryHOU · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
JimmyCHI · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 93Raptors 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards192719171193
Raptors23191426486
The story
Bradley Beal had 16 points as Washington beat Toronto 93-86 in OT

Amir Johnson led Toronto with 18 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 6-23 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Wizards took the second 27-19.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4+4+90+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan led the game in fantasy with 37.2 FPTS (15 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Pelicans-Warriors
Pelicans 99Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans1328253399
Warriors28312522106
The story
Stephen Curry's 34 points carried Golden State past New Orleans, 106-99

For New Orleans, Quincy Pondexter had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 34 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 13-25 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-13, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +15+18+18+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 108Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs19362231108
Rockets32272534118
The story
Houston beat Dallas 118-108 behind 24 points and 11 assists from James Harden

Tyson Chandler paced Dallas: 18 REB, 11 PTS 24 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 4-11 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +13+4+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.2Reg. season avg20Today

20 points today in 37 minutes, against 7.2 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Reg. season avg47.5Today

48 minutes today, against 33.5 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists.

Cooling off
−15.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.6Reg. season avg1Today

1 points today in 12 minutes, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 35

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35Pelicans-Warriors · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 11, 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34Warriors-Pelicans · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 25, 18, 16, 19, 15, 17, 21, 25Bulls-Bucks · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 51, 24, 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24Rockets-Mavs · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 18, 21, 18, 19, 25, 16, 16, 24Mavs-Rockets · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 8, 16, 8, 9, 12, 22, 13, 2, 23Bulls-Bucks · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST