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Tuesday, May 8, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 3 after three quarters and won 112–102.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Jazz102
Rockets112
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +10
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Pelicans104
Warriors113
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +9
On this day · 2016–17May 8, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Jazz), 30 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Jazz-Rockets

Chris Paul scores 41 as Houston beats Utah

Anthony Davis goes for 34 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+8-3+10HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz16303224102
Rockets21332137112
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 17, 25, 12, 17, 23, 15, 27, 41HOU41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
PJ TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 4, 3, 15, 15, 5, 9, 11, 19HOU19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21, 17, 10, 25, 24UTA24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 2, 0, 11, 6, 17, 14, 0, 22UTA22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Warriors · R2 · G5

Steady Golden State beats New Orleans

Leads at every break, then a 113–104 final. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Pelicans-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–101G2 · @ GSWGSW121–116G3 · @ NOPNOP119–100G4 · @ NOPGSW118–92G5 · @ GSWGSW113–104
Lead changes
Pelicans-Warriors10
Jazz-Rockets6
The night in charts
Pelicans-Warriors combined for 217, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 104, Warriors 113
217
Jazz-RocketsJazz 102, Rockets 112
214
GSW won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 104, Warriors 113
+9 GSW
Jazz-RocketsJazz 102, Rockets 112
+10 HOU
Steph shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephGSW · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
O'NealeUTA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
CP3HOU · 41 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
59% (13-22)
KDGSW · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
MitchellUTA · 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Pelicans-Warriors
Pelicans 104Warriors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans26301929104
Warriors32273618113
The story
Draymond Green's 19 points and 14 rebounds carried Golden State past New Orleans, 113-104

For New Orleans, Jrue Holiday had 27 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB 19 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-19, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+3+20+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 102Rockets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz16303224102
Rockets21332137112
The story
PJ Tucker had 19 points as Houston beat Utah 112-102

Rudy Gobert led Utah with 12 PTS, 9 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-9 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 37-24.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+8−3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 41 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Reg. season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 41

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 17, 25, 12, 17, 23, 15, 27, 41Rockets-Jazz · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +21.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden BKN, May 28, 2021: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Season high41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 22, 28, 47, 21, 25, 33, 26, 34Pelicans-Warriors · L
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 28, 34, 2, 29, 28, 19, 23, 28Warriors-Pelicans · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 33, 16, 41, 11, 24, 21, 19, 27Pelicans-Warriors · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Oct 27, 2017: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
27 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21, 17, 10, 25, 24Jazz-Rockets · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26, 29, 22, 38, 24Warriors-Pelicans · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST