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Thursday, April 21, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Thunder131
Mavs102
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +19; Q4 OKC +29
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Raptors101
Pacers85
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +16
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Warriors96
Rockets97
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +1
On this day · 2014–15Apr 21, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Celtics), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Warriors-Rockets

James Harden scores 35, Houston holds off Golden State

Russell Westbrook goes for 26 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+7+6+1HOU AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1830242496
Rockets3124231997
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 26, 30, 40, 34, 38, 17, 28, 35HOU35 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Donatas MotiejunasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 2, 6, 8, 7, 3, 8, 7, 14HOU14 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 12, 12, 9, 22GSW22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 28, 14, 20, 14, 16, 16, 34, 17GSW17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Rockets5
Raptors-Pacers3
Shot of the night

Harden's jumper with 2 seconds left puts the Rockets ahead, 97-96 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Mavs combined for 233, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-MavsThunder 131, Mavs 102
233
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 96, Rockets 97
193
Raptors-PacersRaptors 101, Pacers 85
186
HOU won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 96, Rockets 97
+1 HOU
Raptors-PacersRaptors 101, Pacers 85
+16 TOR
Thunder-MavsThunder 131, Mavs 102
+29 OKC
Speights shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SpeightsGSW · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
WaitersOKC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
DirkDAL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
TurnerIND · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
WestbrookOKC · 26 PTS, 15 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 96Rockets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1830242496
Rockets3124231997
The story
Donatas Motiejunas had 14 points and 13 rebounds as Houston beat Golden State 97-96

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 5-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 31-18, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +13+7+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 101Pacers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24291830101
Pacers1719232685
The story
Toronto beat Indiana 101-85 behind 21 points and 8 assists from Kyle Lowry

Myles Turner paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 8-21 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7+17+12+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George topped the game at 48.5 FPTS: 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 131Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27313934131
Mavs21273024102
The story
Kevin Durant's 34 points carried Oklahoma City past Dallas, 131-102

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 11-25 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-24, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +6+10+19+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.3Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg3.2Last 3 playoff games

3.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Reg. season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Pacers · R1 · G3

Steady Toronto beats Indiana

Leads at every break, then a 101–85 final. Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Pacers
G1 · @ TORIND100–90G2 · @ TORTOR98–87G3 · @ INDTOR101–85
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 26, 30, 40, 34, 38, 17, 28, 35Rockets-Warriors · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 31, 33, 26, 31, 34, 23, 21, 34Thunder-Mavs · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 26, 23, 13, 24, 13, 24, 19, 26Thunder-Mavs · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 0 REB · 15 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 20, 29, 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25Pacers-Raptors · L
28.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 16, 11, 7, 20, 11, 7, 6, 22Mavs-Thunder · L
11.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 12, 12, 9, 22Warriors-Rockets · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST