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Thursday, April 23, 2015Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Warriors trailed Pelicans by 20 after three quarters and won 123–119.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs103
Celtics95
Q1 Cavs +6; Q2 Cavs +8; Q3 Cavs +8; Q4 Cavs +8
Final · 2OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bulls113
Bucks106
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 Bulls -4; Q3 Bulls +3; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 Bulls +7
Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Warriors123
Pelicans119
Q1 Warriors -1; Q2 Warriors -11; Q3 Warriors -20; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 Warriors +4
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Warriors-Pelicans

Stephen Curry scores 40 as Golden State beats New Orleans

LeBron James goes for 31 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-11-200+4Warriors AHEAD ↑Pelicans AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors2527173915123
Pelicans2637261911119
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22, 40Warriors40 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 7, 26, 23, 42, 25, 21, 26, 28Warriors28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35, 26, 29Pelicans29 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 0, 3, 15, 5, 5, 3, 4, 26Pelicans26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bulls-Bucks · R1 · G3

Chicago takes Game 3 in double overtime

Tied 95–95 after regulation, Chicago beat Milwaukee 113–106. Series: Chicago 3, Milwaukee 0. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Bucks
G1 · @ BullsBulls103–91G2 · @ BullsBulls91–82G3 · @ BucksBulls113–106
Lead changes
Warriors-Pelicans5
Cavs-Celtics4
The night in charts
Warriors-Pelicans combined for 242, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 123, Pelicans 119
242
Bulls-BucksBulls 113, Bucks 106
219
Cavs-CelticsCavs 103, Celtics 95
198
Warriors won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 123, Pelicans 119
+4 Warriors
Bulls-BucksBulls 113, Bucks 106
+7 Bulls
Cavs-CelticsCavs 103, Celtics 95
+8 Cavs
Warriors erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-PelicansWarriors won · Warriors 123, Pelicans 119
20 pts
Bulls-BucksBulls won · Bulls 113, Bucks 106
4 pts
Ryan Anderson shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ryan AndersonPelicans · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
ColePelicans · 16 PTS, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
PauBulls · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
TurnerCeltics · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
D-RoseBulls · 34 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
52% (12-23)
Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 123Pelicans 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2527173915123
Pelicans2637261911119
The story
Klay Thompson had 28 points as Golden State beat New Orleans 123-119 in OT

Tyreke Evans led New Orleans with 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

Down 20 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 39-19.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 −1−11−200+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis led the game in fantasy with 62.5 FPTS (29 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 113Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls27222521612113
Bucks2726182465106
The story
Derrick Rose's 34 points and 8 assists carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 113-106 in OT

For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 12-23 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 25-18.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 0−4+300+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 103Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31252819103
Celtics2523281995
The story
Cleveland beat Boston 103-95 behind 23 points from Kevin Love

Jae Crowder paced Boston: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +6+8+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.8Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 40 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
Jrue HolidayPelicans
−13.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Reg. season avg19.0Last 2 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 32.6 in the regular season (40 games). Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Reg. season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 15 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 40

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22, 40Warriors-Pelicans · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Nov 30, 2005: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 9, 12, 22, 13, 2, 23, 15, 34Bulls-Bucks · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 23, 20, 21, 14, 21, 20, 30, 31Cavs-Celtics · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35, 26, 29Pelicans-Warriors · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 7, 26, 23, 42, 25, 21, 26, 28Warriors-Pelicans · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 0, 3, 15, 5, 5, 3, 4, 26Pelicans-Warriors · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST