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Thursday, April 20, 2017Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 25 at halftime and won 119–114.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs119
Pacers114
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -25; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +5
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Raptors77
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +20; Q2 MIL +27; Q3 MIL +32; Q4 MIL +27
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs94
Grizzlies105
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +11
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Cavs-Pacers

LeBron James scores 41 as Cleveland beats Indiana

Paul George goes for 36 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-25-7+5CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27223535119
Pacers37371723114
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 41, 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41CLE41 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 28, 15, 15, 11, 25, 17, 27, 13CLE13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 35, 23, 37, 27, 32, 29, 32, 36IND36 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 20, 15, 9, 15, 19, 15, 23, 15IND15 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Spurs-Grizzlies · R1 · G3

Memphis stays alive against San Antonio

A 105–94 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Mike Conley led Memphis with 24 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Grizzlies
G1 · @ SASSAS111–82G2 · @ SASSAS96–82G3 · @ MEMMEM105–94
Lead changes
Spurs-Grizzlies13
Cavs-Pacers11
The night in charts
Cavs-Pacers combined for 233, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PacersCavs 119, Pacers 114
233
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 94, Grizzlies 105
199
Raptors-BucksRaptors 77, Bucks 104
181
CLE won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Cavs-PacersCavs 119, Pacers 114
+5 CLE
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 94, Grizzlies 105
+11 MEM
Raptors-BucksRaptors 77, Bucks 104
+27 MIL
Giannis shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
GasolMEM · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
RandolphMEM · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
KawhiSAS · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
MonroeMIL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 119Pacers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27223535119
Pacers37371723114
The story
Tristan Thompson had 10 rebounds and 9 points as Cleveland beat Indiana 119-114

Thaddeus Young led Indiana with 14 REB, 11 PTS, 3 AST 10 REB, 9 PTS, 3 BLK · 4-7 FG

The swing

Down 25 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 35-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −10−25−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 94Grizzlies 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2125173194
Grizzlies21293124105
The story
Memphis beat San Antonio 105-94 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Mike Conley

LaMarcus Aldridge paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0+4+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 77Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1218163177
Bucks32252126104
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 19 points carried Milwaukee past Toronto, 104-77

For Toronto, Norman Powell had 12 PTS, 3 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 7-10 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-12, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
400 +20+27+32+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.7Reg. season avg32.3Last 3 playoff games

32.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 36 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg9.0Last 2 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 41, 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41Cavs-Pacers · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Nov 29, 2022: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
41 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 35, 23, 37, 27, 32, 29, 32, 36Pacers-Cavs · L
32.3 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 20, 19, 31, 15, 15, 13, 24, 24Grizzlies-Spurs · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 11, 23, 16, 13, 13, 32, 12, 21Grizzlies-Spurs · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 13, 18, 20, 2, 15, 6, 18, 21Grizzlies-Spurs · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 13, 9, 10, 8, 15, 10, 20, 20Bucks-Raptors · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST