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Saturday, April 22, 2017Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed POR by 13 at halftime and won 119–113.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Raptors87
Bucks76
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +11
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Wizards98
Hawks116
Q1 ATL +18; Q2 ATL +18; Q3 ATL +23; Q4 ATL +18
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs108
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Warriors119
Blazers113
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -13; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +6
On this day · 2015–16Apr 22, 2016: 3 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (Celtics-Hawks), 42 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Warriors-Blazers

Golden State takes Game 3, leads Portland 3–0

Kawhi Leonard goes for 43 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13-1+6GSW AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30243332119
Blazers37302125113
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 42, 19, 42, 28, 20, 29, 19, 34GSW34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 23, 41, 22, 20, 12, 15, 16, 24GSW24 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 39, 12, 29, 17, 25, 18, 9, 41, 11, 32POR32 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 31, 25, 16, 22, 59, 34, 12, 31POR31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Bucks12
Warriors-Blazers9
Spurs-Grizzlies7
Wizards-Hawks0
Shot of the night

Gasol's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 110-108 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Blazers combined for 232, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 119, Blazers 113
232
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 108, Grizzlies 110
218
Wizards-HawksWizards 98, Hawks 116
214
Raptors-BucksRaptors 87, Bucks 76
163
MEM won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 108, Grizzlies 110
+2 MEM
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 119, Blazers 113
+6 GSW
Raptors-BucksRaptors 87, Bucks 76
+11 TOR
Wizards-HawksWizards 98, Hawks 116
+18 ATL
GSW erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BlazersGSW won · Warriors 119, Blazers 113
13 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesMEM won · Spurs 108, Grizzlies 110
3 pts
Wall shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WallWAS · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
PrinceATL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MillsapATL · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
60% (12-20)
SnellMIL · 19 PTS, 4 REB
58% (7-12)
ConleyMEM · 35 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
57% (13-23)
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 108Grizzlies 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2625202512108
Grizzlies2332192214110
The story
Mike Conley had 35 points and 8 assists as Memphis beat San Antonio 110-108 in OT

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 13-23 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 32-25.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3+4+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 119Blazers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30243332119
Blazers37302125113
The story
Stephen Curry's 34 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Portland, 119-113

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 10-25 FG, 5-14 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 33-21.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−13−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 98Hawks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2026213198
Hawks38262626116
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 116-98 behind 29 points and 14 rebounds from Paul Millsap

John Wall paced Washington: 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 12-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 38-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +18+18+23+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.7Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.7 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Reg. season avg3.7Last 2 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.7 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 1 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Reg. season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Grizzlies · R1 · G4

Memphis pulls level with San Antonio

Game 4 to Memphis, 110–108. The first round series is tied 2–2. Mike Conley led Memphis with 35 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Grizzlies
G1 · @ SASSAS111–82G2 · @ SASSAS96–82G3 · @ MEMMEM105–94G4 · @ MEMMEM110–108
Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 43

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 11, 28, 18, 14, 32, 37, 18, 43Spurs-Grizzlies · L
32.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Jackson CHA, Jan 12, 2010: 43 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Career high43 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 19, 31, 15, 15, 13, 24, 24, 35Grizzlies-Spurs · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 42, 19, 42, 28, 20, 29, 19, 34Warriors-Blazers · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 40, 17, 27, 12, 38, 35, 27, 23, 8, 33Raptors-Bucks · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 39, 12, 29, 17, 25, 18, 9, 41, 11, 32Blazers-Warriors · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 31, 25, 16, 22, 59, 34, 12, 31Blazers-Warriors · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST