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Friday, April 22, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 3 after the first quarter and won 101–91.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs101
Pistons91
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +10
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Hawks103
Celtics111
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +8
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs96
Grizzlies87
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +9
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Cavs-Pistons

Cleveland wins Game 3 over Detroit, 101–91

Kawhi Leonard goes for 32 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+1+6+10CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24302522101
Pistons2726201891
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22, 26CLE26 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27, 20CLE20 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 13, 2, 18, 14, 17, 21, 13, 18DET18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 11, 12, 13, 8, 9, 13, 20, 17DET17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Grizzlies · R1 · G3

San Antonio handles Memphis by 9

The Spurs won the first quarter 26–18. Final: 96–87. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Grizzlies
G1 · @ SASSAS106–74G2 · @ SASSAS94–68G3 · @ MEMSAS96–87
Lead changes
Cavs-Pistons19
Spurs-Grizzlies8
Hawks-Celtics4
The night in charts
Hawks-Celtics combined for 214, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CelticsHawks 103, Celtics 111
214
Cavs-PistonsCavs 101, Pistons 91
192
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 96, Grizzlies 87
183
BOS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Hawks-CelticsHawks 103, Celtics 111
+8 BOS
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 96, Grizzlies 87
+9 SAS
Cavs-PistonsCavs 101, Pistons 91
+10 CLE
CLE rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PistonsCLE won · Cavs 101, Pistons 91
3 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesSAS won · Spurs 96, Grizzlies 87
1 pt
Love shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LoveCLE · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
KorverATL · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Tobias HarrisDET · 13 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
SchroderATL · 20 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
57% (8-14)
DrummondDET · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 103Celtics 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks20253325103
Celtics37202232111
The story
Evan Turner had 17 points as Boston beat Atlanta 111-103

Kent Bazemore led Atlanta with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB · 6-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 37-20, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +17+12+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 96Grizzlies 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2618262696
Grizzlies1825281687
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Memphis, 96-87

For Memphis, Zach Randolph had 20 PTS, 11 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 26-16.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +8+1−1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 101Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24302522101
Pistons2726201891
The story
Cleveland beat Detroit 101-91 behind 20 points and 13 rebounds from LeBron James

Reggie Jackson paced Detroit: 13 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 8-24 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 25-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3+1+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg14.9Last 3 playoff games

14.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Reg. season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 11 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 42

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 32, 20, 16, 17, 21, 27, 16, 42Celtics-Hawks · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Bradley Beal WAS, Nov 21, 2016: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Career high42 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 33, 18, 23, 20, 26, 20, 13, 32Spurs-Grizzlies · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22, 26Cavs-Pistons · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 20, 23, 24, 21, 16, 23, 13, 23Hawks-Celtics · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27, 20Cavs-Pistons · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 25, 17, 23, 20, 10, 28, 16, 20Cavs-Pistons · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST