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Sunday, April 24, 2016Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by BOS (vs ATL) and CLE (vs DET).

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs116
Grizzlies95
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +21
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Warriors121
Rockets94
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +27
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Hawks95
Celtics104
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs100
Pistons98
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +2
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Cavs-Pistons

Kyrie Irving scores 31 as Cleveland wins in Detroit

Paul Millsap goes for 45 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+1+3+2CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25282819100
Pistons2824262098
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22, 26, 31CLE31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27, 20, 22CLE22 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 1, 9, 13, 16, 20, 11, 16, 24DET24 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 21, 13, 17, 16, 9, 13, 13, 23DET23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Rockets13
Hawks-Celtics12
Cavs-Pistons11
Spurs-Grizzlies3
The night in charts
Warriors-Rockets combined for 215, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 121, Rockets 94
215
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 116, Grizzlies 95
211
Hawks-CelticsHawks 95, Celtics 104
199
Cavs-PistonsCavs 100, Pistons 98
198
CLE won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Cavs-PistonsCavs 100, Pistons 98
+2 CLE
Hawks-CelticsHawks 95, Celtics 104
+9 BOS
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 116, Grizzlies 95
+21 SAS
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 121, Rockets 94
+27 GSW
BOS rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 95, Celtics 104
3 pts
Cavs-PistonsCLE won · Cavs 100, Pistons 98
3 pts
Iguodala shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IguodalaGSW · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Marcus MorrisDET · 24 PTS, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
MillsapATL · 45 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
61% (19-31)
KawhiSAS · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Draymond GreenGSW · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 100Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25282819100
Pistons2824262098
The story
LeBron James' 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Cleveland past Detroit, 100-98

For Detroit, Tobias Harris had 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 28-24.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3+1+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 95Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks21272519395
Celtics2422242212104
The story
Isaiah Thomas had 28 points as Boston beat Atlanta 104-95 in OT

Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 13 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 11-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the overtime 12-3.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3−2−30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 121Rockets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29274124121
Rockets2927201894
The story
Golden State beat Houston 121-94 behind 23 points from Klay Thompson

Dwight Howard paced Houston: 19 PTS, 15 REB 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 8-15 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

A 41-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 00+21+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 22 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.2Reg. season avg19.2Last 2 playoff games

19.2 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 34.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg47.3Today

47 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Celtics · R1 · G4

Boston pulls level with Atlanta

Game 4 to Boston, 104–95. The first round series is tied 2–2. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Celtics
G1 · @ ATLATL102–101G2 · @ ATLATL89–72G3 · @ BOSBOS111–103G4 · @ BOSBOS104–95
Top performances

Paul Millsap leads the day with 45

Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 13, 31, 9, 13, 14, 4, 8, 45Hawks-Celtics · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +36.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, May 11, 2009: 44 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Season high45 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22, 26, 31Cavs-Pistons · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 20, 16, 17, 21, 27, 16, 42, 28Celtics-Hawks · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 10, 13, 11, 22, 14, 4, 8, 26Grizzlies-Spurs · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 1, 9, 13, 16, 20, 11, 16, 24Pistons-Cavs · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 21, 13, 17, 16, 9, 13, 13, 23Pistons-Cavs · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST