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Tuesday, April 21, 2015Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed TOR by 5 after the first quarter and won 117–106.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Celtics91
Cavs99
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +8
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wizards117
Raptors106
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +11
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Mavs99
Rockets111
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +12
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Wizards-Raptors

Washington wins Game 2 over Toronto, 117–106

John Wall goes for 26 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+11+22+11WAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26343720117
Raptors31182631106
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 18, 20, 21, 24, 17, 19, 16, 28WAS28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 25, 13, 6, 18, 24, 16, 10, 26WAS26 PTS · 1 REB · 17 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 42, 17, 27, 38, 18, 29, 24, 16, 15, 20TOR20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 23, 27, 16, 13, 29, 16, 10, 20TOR20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Cavs · R1 · G2

Cleveland beats Boston, 99–91

Cleveland led 75–68 after three and won by 8. LeBron James led Cleveland with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Cavs
G1 · @ CLECLE113–100G2 · @ CLECLE99–91
Lead changes
Mavs-Rockets6
Wizards-Raptors1
The night in charts
Wizards-Raptors combined for 223, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 117, Raptors 106
223
Mavs-RocketsMavs 99, Rockets 111
210
Celtics-CavsCeltics 91, Cavs 99
190
CLE won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Celtics-CavsCeltics 91, Cavs 99
+8 CLE
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 117, Raptors 106
+11 WAS
Mavs-RocketsMavs 99, Rockets 111
+12 HOU
WAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-RaptorsWAS won · Wizards 117, Raptors 106
5 pts
Mavs-RocketsHOU won · Mavs 99, Rockets 111
1 pt
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 91, Cavs 99
1 pt
Dwight shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
MozgovCLE · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK
64% (7-11)
BealWAS · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
BrewerHOU · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
LeBronCLE · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
50% (11-22)
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 91Cavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2624182391
Cavs2526242499
The story
Kyrie Irving's 26 points carried Cleveland past Boston, 99-91

For Boston, Isaiah Thomas had 22 PTS, 7 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-18 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-18, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1+1+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 117Raptors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26343720117
Raptors31182631106
The story
Bradley Beal had 28 points as Washington beat Toronto 117-106

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 12-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Wizards took the second 34-18.

WAS lead by quarter
300 −5+11+22+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 99Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2427291999
Rockets23302830111
The story
Houston beat Dallas 111-99 behind 28 points and 12 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Monta Ellis paced Dallas: 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 30-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+2+1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.3Reg. season avg22.0Last 2 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 15.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 28 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg9.1Last 2 playoff games

9.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Reg. season avg33.5Today

34 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 20, 23, 20, 21, 14, 21, 20, 30Cavs-Celtics · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 8, 22, 16, 12, 19, 14, 11, 28Rockets-Mavs · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 18, 20, 21, 24, 17, 19, 16, 28Wizards-Raptors · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 25, 13, 6, 18, 24, 16, 10, 26Wizards-Raptors · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 17 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 17, 23, 27, 27, 12, 9, 30, 26Cavs-Celtics · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 51, 24, 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24Rockets-Mavs · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST