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Wednesday, May 11, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed POR by 5 at halftime and won 125–121.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Heat91
Raptors99
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +8
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Blazers121
Warriors125
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2014–15May 11, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Blazers-Warriors

Klay Thompson hits six threes, Golden State tops Portland

Kyle Lowry goes for 25 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-5+2+4GSW AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30332830121
Warriors27313532125
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37, 27, 35, 23, 33GSW33 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 39, 21, 27, 17, 37, 46, 24, 6, 40, 29GSW29 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30, 25, 40, 36, 28POR28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 19, 27, 20, 12, 22, 22, 24, 27POR27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Warriors12
The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 246, 56 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 121, Warriors 125
246
Heat-RaptorsHeat 91, Raptors 99
190
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 121, Warriors 125
+4 GSW
Heat-RaptorsHeat 91, Raptors 99
+8 TOR
Klay shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayGSW · 33 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
DeRozanTOR · 34 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (11-22)
StephGSW · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
50% (10-20)
AminuPOR · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
CJPOR · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
48% (11-23)
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 121Warriors 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30332830121
Warriors27313532125
The story
Stephen Curry had 29 points and 11 assists as Golden State beat Portland 125-121

Damian Lillard led Portland with 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 29 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 10-20 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Warriors took the third 35-28.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3−5+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 91Raptors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1827172991
Raptors2827202499
The story
Dwyane Wade had 20 points, but Toronto won 99-91

Josh Richardson chipped in 13 PTS, 3 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 6-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +10+10+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.0Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg37.9Today

38 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Heat-Raptors · R2 · G5

Toronto leads Miami wire to wire

Toronto was ahead at every break and won 99–91. Best quarter: the first, 28–18. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Raptors
G1 · @ TORMIA102–96G2 · @ TORTOR96–92G3 · @ MIATOR95–91G4 · @ MIAMIA94–87G5 · @ TORTOR99–91
Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 34

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 34, 8, 30, 22, 20, 19, 9, 34Raptors-Heat · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37, 27, 35, 23, 33Warriors-Blazers · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 39, 21, 27, 17, 37, 46, 24, 6, 40, 29Warriors-Blazers · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30, 25, 40, 36, 28Blazers-Warriors · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 19, 27, 20, 12, 22, 22, 24, 27Blazers-Warriors · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 14, 10, 11, 7, 18, 33, 10, 25Raptors-Heat · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST