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Wednesday, April 19, 2017Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed OKC by 9 after the first quarter and won 115–111.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hawks101
Wizards109
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 WAS +8
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Thunder111
Rockets115
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +4
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers81
Warriors110
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +29
On this day · 2015–16Apr 19, 2016: 2 games. Top scorer: Kyle Korver (Hawks-Celtics), 17 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Thunder-Rockets

James Harden scores 35, Houston rallies past OKC

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-3+4HOU AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder35332122111
Rockets26362429115
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 17, 31, 33, 35, 14, 27, 37, 35HOU35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 15, 22, 11, 13, 17, 11, 8, 22HOU22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 57, 32, 40, 12, 45, 23, 50, 5, 22, 51OKC51 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Andre RobersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 6, 4, 12, 4, 2, 2, 18, 12OKC12 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Wizards14
Thunder-Rockets3
Blazers-Warriors2
The night in charts
Thunder-Rockets combined for 226, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-RocketsThunder 111, Rockets 115
226
Hawks-WizardsHawks 101, Wizards 109
210
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 81, Warriors 110
191
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Thunder-RocketsThunder 111, Rockets 115
+4 HOU
Hawks-WizardsHawks 101, Wizards 109
+8 WAS
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 81, Warriors 110
+29 GSW
HOU rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 111, Rockets 115
9 pts
Hawks-WizardsWAS won · Hawks 101, Wizards 109
4 pts
Gortat shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatWAS · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Eric GordonHOU · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
Lou WilliamsHOU · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
RobersonOKC · 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
50% (6-12)
WallWAS · 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
45% (9-20)
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 111Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder35332122111
Rockets26362429115
The story
Eric Gordon had 22 points as Houston beat Oklahoma City 115-111

Clint Capela added 10 REB, 7 PTS 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 29-22.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −9−6−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 101Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24193523101
Wizards23282335109
The story
John Wall's 32 points and 9 assists carried Washington past Atlanta, 109-101

For Atlanta, Paul Millsap had 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 9-20 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 35-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1+8−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 81Warriors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1729122381
Warriors33222827110
The story
Golden State beat Portland 110-81 behind 19 points from Stephen Curry

Maurice Harkless paced Portland: 15 PTS, 8 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 6-18 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +16+9+25+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.1Reg. season avg32.0Last 2 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg3.0Last 2 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Reg. season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Wizards · R1 · G2

Washington goes up 2–0 on Atlanta

Game 2 went to the Wizards, 109–101. John Wall led Washington with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Wizards
G1 · @ WASWAS114–107G2 · @ WASWAS109–101
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 51

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 57, 32, 40, 12, 45, 23, 50, 5, 22, 51Thunder-Rockets · L
36.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Dec 13, 2018: 50 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
51 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 17, 31, 33, 35, 14, 27, 37, 35Rockets-Thunder · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 41, 16, 15, 23, 24, 16, 32, 32Wizards-Hawks · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 27, 20, 19, 25, 16, 33, 22, 31Wizards-Hawks · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 16, 10, 14, 26, 22, 10, 19, 27Hawks-Wizards · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 14, 29, 16, 18, 13, 8, 25, 23Hawks-Wizards · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST