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Wednesday, April 20, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 5 after the first quarter and won 107–90.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hornets103
Heat115
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pistons90
Cavs107
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +17
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers81
Clippers102
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +21
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Pistons-Cavs

Cleveland beats Detroit by 17, moves within two of advancing

Dwyane Wade goes for 28 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+14+17CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2825152290
Cavs23322725107
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27CLE27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22CLE22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 12, 11, 12, 13, 8, 9, 13, 20DET20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 13, 11, 22, 21, 24, 39, 17, 14DET14 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Cavs7
Hornets-Heat5
Blazers-Clippers1
The night in charts
Hornets-Heat combined for 218, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-HeatHornets 103, Heat 115
218
Pistons-CavsPistons 90, Cavs 107
197
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 81, Clippers 102
183
MIA won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Hornets-HeatHornets 103, Heat 115
+12 MIA
Pistons-CavsPistons 90, Cavs 107
+17 CLE
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 81, Clippers 102
+21 LAC
Jefferson shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonCHA · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
LeBronCLE · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
DrummondDET · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
DengMIA · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
JR SmithCLE · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 103Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29311825103
Heat29431924115
The story
Hassan Whiteside had 17 points on 8-of-8 shooting as Miami beat Charlotte 115-103

Al Jefferson led Charlotte with 25 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-8 FG

The swing

The Heat won the second 43-31, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0+12+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 90Cavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2825152290
Cavs23322725107
The story
Cleveland beat Detroit 107-90 behind 27 points from LeBron James

Reggie Jackson paced Detroit: 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 12-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −5+2+14+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 81Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1726182081
Clippers22252035102
The story
Chris Paul's 25 points carried LA past Portland, 102-81

For Portland, Al-Farouq Aminu had 10 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 10-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 35-20, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +5+4+6+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mason Plumlee was the fantasy play: 48.5 FPTS on 17 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.3Reg. season avg23.5Last 2 playoff games

23.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 12.3 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 16 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg3.8Last 2 playoff games

3.8 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Reg. season avg33.7Today

34 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Heat · R1 · G2

Miami goes up 2–0 on Charlotte

Game 2 went to the Heat, 115–103. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Hornets-Heat
G1 · @ MIAMIA123–91G2 · @ MIAMIA115–103
Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 29

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 11, 34, 22, 16, 18, 2, 19, 29Hornets-Heat · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 16, 21, 17, 17, 14, 17, 16, 28Heat-Hornets · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27Cavs-Pistons · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 20, 27, 25, 13, 5, 12, 28, 25Clippers-Blazers · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 5, 24, 6, 10, 16, 26, 13, 25Hornets-Heat · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22Cavs-Pistons · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST