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Sunday, May 7, 2017Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 121–102.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Cavs109
Raptors102
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +7
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Celtics102
Wizards121
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +19
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Spurs104
Rockets125
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +21
On this day · 2015–16May 7, 2016: 2 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Warriors), 40 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Celtics-Wizards

Washington evens the series with Boston at 2–2

Kyrie Irving goes for 27 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40+22+19WAS AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24242034102
Wizards20284231121
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 12, 32, 27, 31, 27, 14, 11, 29WAS29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 29, 22, 20, 42, 20, 40, 24, 27WAS27 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 16, 33, 24, 12, 33, 53, 13, 19BOS19 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 11, 2, 5, 9, 4, 12, 2, 16BOS16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Raptors12
Spurs-Rockets0
The night in charts
Spurs-Rockets combined for 229, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 104, Rockets 125
229
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 102, Wizards 121
223
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 109, Raptors 102
211
CLE won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 109, Raptors 102
+7 CLE
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 102, Wizards 121
+19 WAS
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 104, Rockets 125
+21 HOU
Joseph shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JosephTOR · 20 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BealWAS · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Eric GordonHOU · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
IbakaTOR · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
56% (10-18)
HardenHOU · 28 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 109Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28332424109
Raptors28213122102
The story
Kyle Korver had 18 points as Cleveland beat Toronto 109-102

PJ Tucker led Toronto with 14 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 6-8 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+12+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 102Wizards 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24242034102
Wizards20284231121
The story
John Wall's 27 points and 12 assists carried Washington past Boston, 121-102

For Boston, Isaiah Thomas had 19 PTS, 5 AST 27 PTS, 12 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 8-25 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 42-20, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
300 −40+22+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 104Rockets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22312328104
Rockets34233434125
The story
Houston beat San Antonio 125-104 behind 16 points from Trevor Ariza

Kawhi Leonard paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-9 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +12+4+15+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 35 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg46.0Today

46 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Raptors · R2 · G4

Cleveland closes out Toronto in four

Cleveland won Game 4, 109–102, to take the conference semifinals series 4–0. LeBron James led Cleveland with 35 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Raptors
G1 · @ CLECLE116–105G2 · @ CLECLE125–103G3 · @ TORCLE115–94G4 · @ TORCLE109–102
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39, 35, 35Cavs-Raptors · W
34.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 12, 32, 27, 31, 27, 14, 11, 29Wizards-Celtics · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 35, 44, 16, 34, 20, 13, 43, 28Rockets-Spurs · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 29, 22, 20, 42, 20, 40, 24, 27Wizards-Celtics · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 45, 23, 37, 13, 28, 24, 22, 16, 27Cavs-Raptors · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 6, 10, 19, 7, 15, 16, 12, 23Raptors-Cavs · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST