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Monday, May 2, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Hawks93
Cavs104
Q1 Cavs +11; Q2 Cavs +10; Q3 Cavs +4; Q4 Cavs +11
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Thunder98
Spurs97
Q1 Thunder +8; Q2 Thunder +3; Q3 Thunder +1; Q4 Thunder +1
On this day · 2014–15May 2, 2015: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Clippers), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Thunder-Spurs

Thunder pulls level with San Antonio

LeBron James goes for 25 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+3+1+1Thunder AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2927212198
Spurs2132232197
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 13, 24, 19, 26, 25, 36, 14, 29Thunder29 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33, 16, 28Thunder28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 24, 8, 17, 10, 16, 15, 38, 41Spurs41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 20, 26, 20, 13, 32, 21, 25, 14Spurs14 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hawks-Cavs · R2 · G1

Cleveland never trails at a break against Atlanta

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 104–93. LeBron James led Cleveland with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Cavs
G1 · @ CavsCavs104–93
Lead changes
Thunder-Spurs6
Hawks-Cavs4
The night in charts
Hawks-Cavs combined for 197, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CavsHawks 93, Cavs 104
197
Thunder-SpursThunder 98, Spurs 97
195
Thunder won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Thunder-SpursThunder 98, Spurs 97
+1 Thunder
Hawks-CavsHawks 93, Cavs 104
+11 Cavs
Aldridge shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldridgeSpurs · 41 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
71% (15-21)
KDThunder · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
LeBronCavs · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 5 STL
52% (11-21)
SchroderHawks · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
50% (10-20)
IbakaThunder · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
50% (5-10)
Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 98Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2927212198
Spurs2132232197
The story
Russell Westbrook had 29 points and 10 assists as Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 98-97

Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 11-25 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +8+3+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 93Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1922292393
Cavs30212330104
The story
Kyrie Irving's 21 points and 8 assists carried Cleveland past Atlanta, 104-93

For Atlanta, Kent Bazemore had 16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 8-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Cavaliers built it.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +11+10+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.0Reg. season avg31.3Last 3 playoff games

31.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 41 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Reg. season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 27.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 8 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 41

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 24, 8, 17, 10, 16, 15, 38, 41Spurs-Thunder · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +21.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady Magic, Feb 17, 2004: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 13, 24, 19, 26, 25, 36, 14, 29Thunder-Spurs · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33, 16, 28Thunder-Spurs · W
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 11, 0, 8, 20, 7, 9, 12, 27Hawks-Cavs · L
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · +17.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27, 20, 22, 25Cavs-Hawks · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22, 26, 31, 21Cavs-Hawks · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST