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Tuesday, May 3, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed POR by 13 after the first quarter and won 110–99.

Final · OT · R2 · G1 · Box score
Heat102
Raptors96
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +6
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Blazers99
Warriors110
Q1 GSW -13; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW -11; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2014–15May 3, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Hawks), 28 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Blazers-Warriors

Golden State takes Game 2, leads Portland 2–0

Jonas Valanciunas goes for 24 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-8-11+11GSW AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3425281299
Warriors21302534110
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37, 27GSW27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 11, 12, 12, 9, 18, 15, 23, 17GSW17 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30, 25POR25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 9, 16, 27, 19, 27, 20, 12, 22POR22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Raptors · R2 · G1

Miami draws first blood against Toronto

Miami won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 102–96. Goran Dragic led Miami with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Raptors
G1 · @ TORMIA102–96
Lead changes
Heat-Raptors15
Blazers-Warriors3
The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 209, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 99, Warriors 110
209
Heat-RaptorsHeat 102, Raptors 96
198
MIA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Heat-RaptorsHeat 102, Raptors 96
+6 MIA
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 99, Warriors 110
+11 GSW
GSW erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 99, Warriors 110
13 pts
Heat-RaptorsMIA won · Heat 102, Raptors 96
2 pts
Valanciunas shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasTOR · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
63% (10-16)
RossTOR · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
DragicMIA · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
50% (10-20)
AminuPOR · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
50% (5-10)
D WadeMIA · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
48% (10-21)
Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 102Raptors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat1823272212102
Raptors18252027696
The story
Dwyane Wade had 24 points as Miami beat Toronto 102-96 in OT

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Heat took the third 27-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0−2+50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 99Warriors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3425281299
Warriors21302534110
The story
Draymond Green's 17 points and 14 rebounds carried Golden State past Portland, 110-99

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 4 BLK · 7-20 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 34-12.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −13−8−11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.1Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg12.6Last 3 playoff games

12.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 24 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 27

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37, 27Warriors-Blazers · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 9, 18, 11, 12, 10, 14, 25, 26Heat-Raptors · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30, 25Blazers-Warriors · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 12, 23, 9, 16, 11, 14, 10, 24Raptors-Heat · L
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 16, 28, 17, 12, 25, 23, 12, 24Heat-Raptors · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 14, 10, 21, 8, 34, 8, 30, 22Raptors-Heat · L
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST