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Sunday, April 23, 2017Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed OKC by 4 after the first quarter and won 113–109.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs106
Pacers102
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Rockets113
Thunder109
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics104
Bulls95
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Clippers98
Jazz105
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 2015–16Apr 23, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Clippers), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Rockets-Thunder

Houston beats OKC by 4, moves within one of advancing

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-4-4+4HOU AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22321940113
Thunder26321932109
Who led
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 17, 16, 8, 9, 15, 7, 4, 28HOU28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 11, 13, 17, 11, 8, 22, 12, 18HOU18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 40, 12, 45, 23, 50, 5, 22, 51, 32, 35OKC35 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
Steven AdamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 12, 10, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 18OKC18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Jazz7
Rockets-Thunder6
Cavs-Pacers5
Celtics-Bulls2
The night in charts
Rockets-Thunder combined for 222, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ThunderRockets 113, Thunder 109
222
Cavs-PacersCavs 106, Pacers 102
208
Clippers-JazzClippers 98, Jazz 105
203
Celtics-BullsCeltics 104, Bulls 95
199
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-ThunderRockets 113, Thunder 109
+4 HOU
Cavs-PacersCavs 106, Pacers 102
+4 CLE
Clippers-JazzClippers 98, Jazz 105
+7 UTA
Celtics-BullsCeltics 104, Bulls 95
+9 BOS
HOU rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-ThunderHOU won · Rockets 113, Thunder 109
4 pts
Clippers-JazzUTA won · Clippers 98, Jazz 105
3 pts
Cavs-PacersCLE won · Cavs 106, Pacers 102
2 pts
Hilario shot 12-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioHOU · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
100% (12-12)
AdamsOKC · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
TurnerIND · 20 PTS, 9 REB
80% (8-10)
Joe JohnsonUTA · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
FavorsUTA · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 113Thunder 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22321940113
Thunder26321932109
The story
Nene Hilario had 28 points on 12-of-12 shooting as Houston beat Oklahoma City 113-109

Steven Adams led Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 12-12 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 40-32.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4−4−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 106Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22363018106
Pacers24282525102
The story
LeBron James' 33 points and 10 rebounds carried Cleveland past Indiana, 106-102

For Indiana, Jeff Teague had 15 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 13-25 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 36-28.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+6+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 98Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2626281898
Jazz24312228105
The story
Utah beat LA 105-98 behind 28 points from Joe Johnson

Jamal Crawford paced LA: 25 PTS, 2 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 12-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2+3−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul topped the game at 57.3 FPTS: 27 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Reg. season avg12.1Last 2 playoff games

12.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 33.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Reg. season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Jazz · R1 · G4

Utah wins Game 4 over Clippers, 105–98

First round series: Utah 2, Clippers 2. Joe Johnson led Utah with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Jazz
G1 · @ LACUTA97–95G2 · @ LACLAC99–91G3 · @ UTALAC111–106G4 · @ UTAUTA105–98
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 35

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 40, 12, 45, 23, 50, 5, 22, 51, 32, 35Thunder-Rockets · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Jan 12, 2023: 35 PTS · 14 REB · 13 AST
35 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 19, 33, 17, 25, 30, 22, 14, 33Bulls-Celtics · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 41, 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33Cavs-Pacers · W
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 35, 32, 27, 13, 33, 20, 16, 33Celtics-Bulls · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 17, 16, 8, 9, 15, 7, 4, 28Rockets-Thunder · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +19.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 22, 13, 19, 8, 21, 13, 15, 28Jazz-Clippers · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST