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Sunday, April 17, 2016Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 5 at halftime and won 106–101.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pistons101
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hornets91
Heat123
Q1 MIA +19; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +32
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies74
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +32
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers95
Clippers115
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +20
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Pistons-Cavs

Kyrie Irving scores 31 in Cleveland win over Detroit

Chris Paul goes for 28 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5-2+5CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25332023101
Cavs27262330106
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31CLE31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 19, 15, 25, 17, 23, 20, 10, 28CLE28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 8, 15, 13, 2, 18, 14, 17, 21DET21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 24, 31, 16, 1, 9, 13, 16, 20DET20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Blazers-Clippers · R1 · G1

Clippers never trails at a break against Portland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 115–95. Chris Paul led Clippers with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Clippers
G1 · @ LACLAC115–95
Lead changes
Pistons-Cavs17
Blazers-Clippers6
Grizzlies-Spurs2
Hornets-Heat0
The night in charts
Hornets-Heat combined for 214, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-HeatHornets 91, Heat 123
214
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 95, Clippers 115
210
Pistons-CavsPistons 101, Cavs 106
207
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 74, Spurs 106
180
CLE won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-CavsPistons 101, Cavs 106
+5 CLE
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 95, Clippers 115
+20 LAC
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 74, Spurs 106
+32 SAS
Hornets-HeatHornets 91, Heat 123
+32 MIA
Deng shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DengMIA · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
WhitesideMIA · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
RedickLAC · 17 PTS, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
KawhiSAS · 20 PTS, 4 STL, 3 BLK, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
ParkerSAS · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 101Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25332023101
Cavs27262330106
The story
LeBron James had 22 points and 11 assists as Cleveland beat Detroit 106-101

Marcus Morris led Detroit with 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 9-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 30-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2−5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 95Clippers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2121242995
Clippers26243134115
The story
DeAndre Jordan's 18 points and 12 rebounds carried LA past Portland, 115-95

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 21 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 5-7 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 31-24, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+8+15+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 91Heat 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2228241791
Heat41263026123
The story
Miami beat Charlotte 123-91 behind 31 points from Luol Deng

Nicolas Batum paced Charlotte: 24 PTS, 2 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 11-13 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 41-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
400 +19+17+23+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside topped the game at 48.2 FPTS: 21 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.3Reg. season avg31Today

31 points today in 33 minutes, against 12.3 a game in the regular season (74 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg34.7Today

35 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (52 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−11.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.8Reg. season avg9Today

9 points today in 37 minutes, against 20.8 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 31

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31Cavs-Pistons · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 14, 12, 13, 10, 20, 17, 6, 31Heat-Hornets · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 13, 20, 27, 25, 13, 5, 12, 28Clippers-Blazers · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 19, 15, 25, 17, 23, 20, 10, 28Cavs-Pistons · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 25, 19, 19, 5, 14, 10, 6, 24Hornets-Heat · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22Cavs-Pistons · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST