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Sunday, April 19, 2015Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 113–100.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Celtics100
Cavs113
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +13
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nets92
Hawks99
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers86
Grizzlies100
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +24; Q4 MEM +14
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Spurs92
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +15
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Celtics-Cavs

Kyrie Irving scores 30 in Cleveland win over Boston

Blake Griffin goes for 26 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+8+15+13CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31232224100
Cavs27352922113
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 26, 17, 23, 27, 27, 12, 9, 30CLE30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 24, 20, 23, 20, 21, 14, 21, 20CLE20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 8, 23, 25, 34, 17, 17, 11, 22BOS22 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 6, 18, 4, 4, 15, 14, 7, 12BOS12 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nets-Hawks · R1 · G1

Atlanta never trails at a break against Brooklyn

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 99–92. Kyle Korver led Atlanta with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Hawks
G1 · @ ATLATL99–92
Lead changes
Celtics-Cavs9
Spurs-Clippers3
Nets-Hawks1
Blazers-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Celtics-Cavs combined for 213, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-CavsCeltics 100, Cavs 113
213
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 92, Clippers 107
199
Nets-HawksNets 92, Hawks 99
191
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 86, Grizzlies 100
186
ATL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nets-HawksNets 92, Hawks 99
+7 ATL
Celtics-CavsCeltics 100, Cavs 113
+13 CLE
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 86, Grizzlies 100
+14 MEM
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 92, Clippers 107
+15 LAC
Crawford shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CrawfordLAC · 17 PTS, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CP3LAC · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
UdrihMEM · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST
64% (9-14)
KawhiSAS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
58% (7-12)
ConleyMEM · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 100Cavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31232224100
Cavs27352922113
The story
Cleveland beat Boston 113-100 behind 20 points from LeBron James

Isaiah Thomas paced Boston: 22 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 8-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-23 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4+8+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 86Grizzlies 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1524232486
Grizzlies25332814100
The story
Marc Gasol's 15 points and 11 rebounds carried Memphis past Portland, 100-86

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 7-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-15, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
300 +10+19+24+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 92Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1825212892
Clippers30193028107
The story
Chris Paul had 32 points as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 107-92

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 11 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 13-20 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 30-18, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +12+6+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg32Today

32 points today in 38 minutes, against 19.1 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Reg. season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−10.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 33 minutes, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (73 games).

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 32

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 17, 29, 14, 21, 24, 27, 19, 32Blazers-Grizzlies · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 41, 23, 7, 19, 15, 17, 22, 32Clippers-Spurs · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 26, 17, 23, 27, 27, 12, 9, 30Cavs-Celtics · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 40, 24, 12, 18, 27, 18, 22, 20, 26Clippers-Spurs · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 8, 23, 25, 34, 17, 17, 11, 22Celtics-Cavs · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 11, 10, 5, 9, 16, 19, 9, 21Hawks-Nets · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST