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Friday, April 24, 2015Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 7 at halftime and won 130–128.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Rockets130
Mavs128
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Raptors99
Wizards106
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +7
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Clippers73
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +27
On this day · 2013–14Apr 24, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (Clippers-Warriors), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Rockets-Mavs

James Harden scores 42 as Houston wins in Dallas

Monta Ellis goes for 34 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-7+2+2HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets42233629130
Mavs36362729128
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42HOU42 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 13, 20, 15, 16, 13, 11, 15, 18HOU18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 19, 25, 16, 16, 24, 10, 34DAL34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 14, 20, 19, 4, 15, 16, 24, 34DAL34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Raptors-Wizards · R1 · G3

Washington gets past Toronto

106–99, with Washington ahead 54–48 at halftime. Marcin Gortat led Washington with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Wizards
G1 · @ TORWAS93–86G2 · @ TORWAS117–106G3 · @ WASWAS106–99
Lead changes
Raptors-Wizards14
Rockets-Mavs7
Clippers-Spurs0
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 258, 53 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 130, Mavs 128
258
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 99, Wizards 106
205
Clippers-SpursClippers 73, Spurs 100
173
HOU won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-MavsRockets 130, Mavs 128
+2 HOU
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 99, Wizards 106
+7 WAS
Clippers-SpursClippers 73, Spurs 100
+27 SAS
HOU rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MavsHOU won · Rockets 130, Mavs 128
7 pts
Raptors-WizardsWAS won · Raptors 99, Wizards 106
2 pts
Gortat shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatWAS · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
73% (11-15)
KawhiSAS · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
HardenHOU · 42 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
63% (15-24)
EllisDAL · 34 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
60% (15-25)
BrewerHOU · 15 PTS, 3 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 130Mavs 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets42233629130
Mavs36362729128
The story
Dwight Howard had 26 rebounds and 13 points as Houston beat Dallas 130-128

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 34 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 26 REB, 13 PTS, 3 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Rockets took the third 36-27.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6−7+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 99Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3513222999
Wizards33211834106
The story
Marcin Gortat's 24 points and 13 rebounds carried Washington past Toronto, 106-99

For Toronto, DeMar DeRozan had 32 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 11-15 FG

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 21-13.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −2+6+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 73Spurs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1622112473
Spurs25212430100
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 100-73 behind 32 points from Kawhi Leonard

Blake Griffin paced Los Angeles: 14 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 13-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-11 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +9+8+21+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.5Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.5 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 32 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg15.6Last 2 playoff games

15.6 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Reg. season avg34.3Today

34 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 42

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42Rockets-Mavs · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul NOH, Feb 6, 2008: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 19, 25, 16, 16, 24, 10, 34Mavs-Rockets · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 14, 20, 19, 4, 15, 16, 24, 34Mavs-Rockets · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 38, 18, 29, 24, 16, 15, 20, 32Raptors-Wizards · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 26, 20, 18, 18, 14, 18, 23, 32Spurs-Clippers · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 18, 21, 15, 19, 8, 8, 16, 24Wizards-Raptors · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high24 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST