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Sunday, April 15, 2018Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIL by 3 at halftime and won 113–107.

Final · OT · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks107
Celtics113
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +6
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pacers98
Cavs80
Q1 IND +19; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +18
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz108
Thunder116
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +8
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wolves101
Rockets104
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +3
On this day · 2016–17Apr 15, 2017: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pacers), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Bucks-Celtics

Boston beats Milwaukee by 6, moves within three of advancing

James Harden goes for 44 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+12-3+40+6BOS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks173019338107
Celtics2915262914113
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 14, 19, 14, 15, 16, 16, 10, 24BOS24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 16, 13, 21, 2, 7, 10, 8, 23BOS23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 26, 32, 27, 18, 29, 19, 10, 35MIL35 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 28, 15, 20, 31, 22, 18, 4, 31MIL31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Wolves-Rockets · R1 · G1

Houston leads Minnesota wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 104–101. Best quarter: the fourth, 28–29. James Harden led Houston with 44 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Rockets
G1 · @ HOUHOU104–101
Lead changes
Bucks-Celtics12
Jazz-Thunder4
Pacers-Cavs0
The night in charts
Jazz-Thunder combined for 224, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-ThunderJazz 108, Thunder 116
224
Bucks-CelticsBucks 107, Celtics 113
220
Wolves-RocketsWolves 101, Rockets 104
205
Pacers-CavsPacers 98, Cavs 80
178
HOU won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wolves-RocketsWolves 101, Rockets 104
+3 HOU
Bucks-CelticsBucks 107, Celtics 113
+6 BOS
Jazz-ThunderJazz 108, Thunder 116
+8 OKC
Pacers-CavsPacers 98, Cavs 80
+18 IND
Capela shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
GeorgeOKC · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
MiddletonMIL · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
OladipoIND · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
58% (11-19)
HardenHOU · 44 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
58% (15-26)
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 101Rockets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves21262529101
Rockets27272228104
The story
Clint Capela had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Houston beat Minnesota 104-101

Jeff Teague led Minnesota with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the first 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6+7+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 107Celtics 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks173019338107
Celtics2915262914113
The story
Al Horford's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Boston past Milwaukee, 113-107 in OT

For Milwaukee, Khris Middleton had 31 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 5-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-17, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +12−3+40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 66.1 FPTS on 35 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST

Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 98Cavs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3322182598
Cavs1424271580
The story
Indiana beat Cleveland 98-80 behind 32 points from Victor Oladipo

Kevin Love paced Cleveland: 17 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 11-19 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +19+17+8+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.9Reg. season avg36Today

36 points today in 38 minutes, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Reg. season avg33.6Today

34 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−13.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.3Reg. season avg8Today

8 points today in 40 minutes, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 44

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 18, 28, 25, 38, 24, 26, 21, 44Rockets-Wolves · W
44.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Nick Van Exel DEN, Apr 15, 2000: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
44 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 26, 13, 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36Thunder-Jazz · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 26, 32, 27, 18, 29, 19, 10, 35Bucks-Celtics · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 24, 24, 30, 25, 21, 5, 27, 32Pacers-Cavs · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 28, 15, 20, 31, 22, 18, 4, 31Bucks-Celtics · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 19, 33, 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29Thunder-Jazz · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST