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Sunday, April 14, 2019Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 7 at halftime and won 84–74.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pacers74
Celtics84
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +10
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Thunder99
Blazers104
Q1 POR +14; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +5
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pistons86
Bucks121
Q1 MIL +20; Q2 MIL +27; Q3 MIL +36; Q4 MIL +35
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz90
Rockets122
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +32
On this day · 2017–18Apr 14, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Blazers), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Pacers-Celtics

Boston draws first blood against Indiana

James Harden goes for 29 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7+11+10BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers202582174
Celtics2018262084
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 31, 11, 30, 25, 23, 17, 23, 20BOS20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 13, 14, 7, 16, 8, 11, 13, 20BOS20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 2, 4, 4, 6, 7, 12, 6, 14IND14 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 35, 28, 27, 22, 19, 17, 4, 13, 12IND12 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Thunder-Blazers · R1 · G1

Portland never trails at a break against OKC

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 104–99. Damian Lillard led Portland with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Blazers
G1 · @ PORPOR104–99
Lead changes
Pacers-Celtics3
Thunder-Blazers2
Jazz-Rockets1
Pistons-Bucks0
The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 212, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 90, Rockets 122
212
Pistons-BucksPistons 86, Bucks 121
207
Thunder-BlazersThunder 99, Blazers 104
203
Pacers-CelticsPacers 74, Celtics 84
158
POR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Thunder-BlazersThunder 99, Blazers 104
+5 POR
Pacers-CelticsPacers 74, Celtics 84
+10 BOS
Jazz-RocketsJazz 90, Rockets 122
+32 HOU
Pistons-BucksPistons 86, Bucks 121
+35 MIL
Gobert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
CapelaHOU · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
CP3HOU · 14 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
KennardDET · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
AdamsOKC · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 99Blazers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2523213099
Blazers39152228104
The story
Enes Kanter had 20 points and 18 rebounds as Portland beat Oklahoma City 104-99

Paul George led Oklahoma City with 26 PTS, 10 REB 20 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 39-25, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +14+6+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 90Rockets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2420271990
Rockets31282439122
The story
Clint Capela's 16 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Utah, 122-90

For Utah, Ricky Rubio had 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 39-19, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
400 +7+15+12+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 86Bucks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1825182586
Bucks38322724121
The story
Milwaukee beat Detroit 121-86 behind 24 points and 17 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Andre Drummond paced Detroit: 12 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
400 +20+27+36+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.7Reg. season avg21Today

21 points today in 28 minutes, against 9.7 a game in the regular season (63 games).

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 24.5 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 20 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−11.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.2Reg. season avg4Today

4 points today in 15 minutes, against 15.2 a game in the regular season (46 games).

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 30

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 36, 23, 15, 20, 14, 30, 20, 30Blazers-Thunder · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 38, 50, 36, 31, 26, 30, 39, 29Rockets-Jazz · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 31, 25, 27, 19, 30, 27, 27, 26Thunder-Blazers · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 52, 27, 26, 19, 34, 28, 45, 30, 24Bucks-Pistons · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 27, 25, 20, 19, 27, 29, 15, 24Thunder-Blazers · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Clyde Drexler HOU, Jan 27, 1996: 24 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
24 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 6, 27, 25, 26, 35, 23, 10, 9, 11, 24Blazers-Thunder · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST