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Monday, April 25, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIA by 7 after the first quarter and won 89–85.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Heat85
Hornets89
Q1 CHA -7; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +4
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Mavs104
Thunder118
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +14
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Clippers84
Blazers98
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +14
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Heat-Hornets

Kemba Walker scores 34 in Charlotte win over Miami

Russell Westbrook goes for 36 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+9+8+4CHA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2613222485
Hornets1929212089
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 22, 16, 18, 2, 19, 29, 17, 34CHA34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 11, 1, 25, 10, 9, 11, 18, 21CHA21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 13, 7, 25, 19, 11, 8, 7, 16MIA16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 20, 17, 6, 31, 16, 19, 15MIA15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Thunder · R1 · G5

OKC never trails at a break against Dallas

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 118–104. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 36 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCOKC108–70G2 · @ OKCDAL85–84G3 · @ DALOKC131–102G4 · @ DALOKC119–108G5 · @ OKCOKC118–104
Lead changes
Heat-Hornets1
Mavs-Thunder0
Clippers-Blazers0
The night in charts
Mavs-Thunder combined for 222, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ThunderMavs 104, Thunder 118
222
Clippers-BlazersClippers 84, Blazers 98
182
Heat-HornetsHeat 85, Hornets 89
174
CHA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Heat-HornetsHeat 85, Hornets 89
+4 CHA
Clippers-BlazersClippers 84, Blazers 98
+14 POR
Mavs-ThunderMavs 104, Thunder 118
+14 OKC
Lin shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LinCHA · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
WestbrookOKC · 36 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
57% (13-23)
AminuPOR · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
55% (11-20)
DirkDAL · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
50% (8-16)
CP3LAC · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
50% (7-14)
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 85Hornets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2613222485
Hornets1929212089
The story
Jeremy Lin had 21 points as Charlotte beat Miami 89-85

Joe Johnson led Miami with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 3 AST · 6-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Hornets took the second 29-13.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −7+9+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 104Thunder 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24372221104
Thunder35332525118
The story
Kevin Durant's 33 points carried Oklahoma City past Dallas, 118-104

For Dallas, Zaza Pachulia had 12 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 11-24 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-24, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +11+7+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 84Blazers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2023212084
Blazers2423193298
The story
Portland beat LA 98-84 behind 30 points and 10 rebounds from Al-Farouq Aminu

DeAndre Jordan paced LA: 15 REB, 7 PTS 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 11-20 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4+4+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
3.8Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 3.8 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg3.9Last 3 playoff games

3.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 5 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Reg. season avg27.9Today

28 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 36

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 13, 24, 13, 24, 19, 26, 25, 36Thunder-Mavs · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 22, 16, 18, 2, 19, 29, 17, 34Hornets-Heat · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 26, 31, 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33Thunder-Mavs · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Al-Farouq AminuPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 6, 27, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 30Blazers-Clippers · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +20.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 14, 22, 19, 18, 17, 16, 27, 24Mavs-Thunder · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 11, 1, 25, 10, 9, 11, 18, 21Hornets-Heat · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST