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Friday, April 19, 2019Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 2 at halftime and won 104–96.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Raptors98
Magic93
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +5
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics104
Pacers96
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +8
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Blazers108
Thunder120
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +12
On this day · 2017–18Apr 19, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: Nikola Mirotic (Pelicans-Blazers), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Celtics-Pacers

Boston wins Game 3 over Indiana, 104–96

Nikola Vucevic goes for 22 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13-2+7+8BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics41182124104
Pacers2833122396
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 9, 16, 9, 13, 15, 2, 6, 23BOS23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 30, 25, 23, 17, 23, 20, 37, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 7, 13, 6, 12, 27, 8, 13, 19IND19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 22, 19, 17, 4, 13, 12, 23, 15IND15 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Blazers-Thunder · R1 · G3

OKC stays alive against Portland

A 120–108 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Thunder
G1 · @ PORPOR104–99G2 · @ PORPOR114–94G3 · @ OKCOKC120–108
Lead changes
Blazers-Thunder10
Celtics-Pacers5
Raptors-Magic4
The night in charts
Blazers-Thunder combined for 228, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 108, Thunder 120
228
Celtics-PacersCeltics 104, Pacers 96
200
Raptors-MagicRaptors 98, Magic 93
191
TOR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Raptors-MagicRaptors 98, Magic 93
+5 TOR
Celtics-PacersCeltics 104, Pacers 96
+8 BOS
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 108, Thunder 120
+12 OKC
BOS rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PacersBOS won · Celtics 104, Pacers 96
2 pts
Blazers-ThunderOKC won · Blazers 108, Thunder 120
1 pt
Siakam shot 13-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SiakamTOR · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
65% (13-20)
KanterPOR · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Tyreke EvansIND · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
VucevicORL · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
54% (7-13)
WestbrookOKC · 33 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
50% (11-22)
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 98Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2622282298
Magic2124202893
The story
Pascal Siakam had 30 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto beat Orlando 98-93

Jonathan Isaac led Orlando with 14 PTS, 7 REB 30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 13-20 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the third 28-20, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+3+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 104Pacers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics41182124104
Pacers2833122396
The story
Boston beat Indiana 104-96 behind 19 points and 10 assists from Kyrie Irving

Domantas Sabonis paced Indiana: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 19 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 7-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 41-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +13−2+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 108Thunder 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers22174326108
Thunder21283734120
The story
Paul George's 22 points carried Oklahoma City past Portland, 120-108

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 3-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 28-17.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1+10+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg11.5Last 3 playoff games

11.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 33

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 20, 19, 27, 29, 15, 24, 14, 33Thunder-Blazers · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 15, 20, 14, 30, 20, 30, 29, 32Blazers-Thunder · L
30.3 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 6, 28, 14, 23, 10, 24, 19, 30Raptors-Magic · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 6, 23, 25, 26, 35, 10, 15, 24Magic-Raptors · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 9, 16, 9, 13, 15, 2, 6, 23Celtics-Pacers · W
10.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 19, 13, 29, 25, 25, 11, 6, 22Magic-Raptors · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST