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Monday, May 9, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, all went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed POR by 10 at halftime and won 132–125.

Final · OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Raptors87
Heat94
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +7
Final · OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Warriors132
Blazers125
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +7
On this day · 2014–15May 9, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Grizzlies), 23 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Warriors-Blazers

Stephen Curry scores 40, Golden State wins in overtime

Draymond Green goes for 21 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-10+10+7GSW AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors1839292521132
Blazers2641182614125
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 21, 27, 17, 37, 46, 24, 6, 40GSW40 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37, 27, 35, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30, 25, 40, 36POR36 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 27, 19, 27, 20, 12, 22, 22, 24POR24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Blazers11
Raptors-Heat6
The night in charts
Warriors-Blazers combined for 257, 76 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 132, Blazers 125
257
Raptors-HeatRaptors 87, Heat 94
181
MIA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Raptors-HeatRaptors 87, Heat 94
+7 MIA
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 132, Blazers 125
+7 GSW
GSW erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BlazersGSW won · Warriors 132, Blazers 125
10 pts
Raptors-HeatMIA won · Raptors 87, Heat 94
2 pts
Carroll shot 6-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CarrollTOR · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
PlumleePOR · 15 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
D WadeMIA · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
54% (13-24)
StephGSW · 40 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST
50% (16-32)
AminuPOR · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
43% (6-14)
Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 132Blazers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors1839292521132
Blazers2641182614125
The story
Damian Lillard had 36 points and 10 assists in a 132-125 in OT loss to Golden State

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 9-30 FG, 5-18 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Warriors took the third 29-18.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −8−10+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 87Heat 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors21142721487
Heat251916231194
The story
Dwyane Wade's 30 points carried Miami past Toronto, 94-87 in OT

For Toronto, Bismack Biyombo had 13 PTS, 13 REB 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 13-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Heat took it 11-4.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+9−20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.0Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg5.4Last 2 playoff games

5.4 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Heat · R2 · G4

Miami evens the series with Toronto at 2–2

Miami won Game 4, 94–87, in the conference semifinals. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Heat
G1 · @ TORMIA102–96G2 · @ TORTOR96–92G3 · @ MIATOR95–91G4 · @ MIAMIA94–87
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 40

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 21, 27, 17, 37, 46, 24, 6, 40Warriors-Blazers · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter NJN, Feb 25, 2007: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30, 25, 40, 36Blazers-Warriors · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 12, 25, 23, 12, 24, 17, 38, 30Heat-Raptors · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 27, 19, 27, 20, 12, 22, 22, 24Blazers-Warriors · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37, 27, 35, 23Warriors-Blazers · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 12, 9, 18, 15, 23, 17, 37, 21Warriors-Blazers · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST