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Thursday, May 4, 2017Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Celtics89
Wizards116
Q1 WAS +22; Q2 WAS +23; Q3 WAS +26; Q4 WAS +27
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Jazz104
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +18; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2015–16May 4, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Hawks), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Jazz-Warriors

Golden State takes Game 2, leads Utah 2–0

Kevin Durant goes for 25 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+13+10+11GSW AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz15323522104
Warriors33273223115
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 0, 16, 16, 29, 32, 10, 17, 25GSW25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 42, 28, 20, 29, 19, 34, 37, 22, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 20, 40, 3, 27, 31, 26, 12, 33UTA33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 13, 0, 15, 11, 15, 1, 13, 16UTA16 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Celtics-Wizards · R2 · G3

Washington never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–89. John Wall led Washington with 24 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Wizards
G1 · @ BOSBOS123–111G2 · @ BOSBOS129–119G3 · @ WASWAS116–89
The night in charts
Jazz-Warriors combined for 219, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 104, Warriors 115
219
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 89, Wizards 116
205
GSW won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 104, Warriors 115
+11 GSW
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 89, Wizards 116
+27 WAS
Gobert shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 16 PTS, 16 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Draymond GreenGSW · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
54% (7-13)
StephGSW · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
HaywardUTA · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
52% (11-21)
Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 104Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz15323522104
Warriors33273223115
The story
Draymond Green had 21 points as Golden State beat Utah 115-104

Rudy Gobert led Utah with 16 PTS, 16 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 7-13 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 33-15, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +18+13+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 89Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1723292089
Wizards39243221116
The story
John Wall's 24 points and 8 assists carried Washington past Boston, 116-89

For Boston, Jae Crowder had 14 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 7-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-17, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +22+23+26+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg2.5Last 2 playoff games

2.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Reg. season avg25.6Today

26 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Gordon Hayward leads the day with 33

Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 20, 40, 3, 27, 31, 26, 12, 33Jazz-Warriors · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 0, 16, 16, 29, 32, 10, 17, 25Warriors-Jazz · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 32, 29, 22, 20, 42, 20, 40, 24Wizards-Celtics · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 42, 28, 20, 29, 19, 34, 37, 22, 23Warriors-Jazz · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 13, 5, 19, 6, 9, 21, 17, 21Warriors-Jazz · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 6, 11, 13, 14, 10, 10, 0, 19Wizards-Celtics · W
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST