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Tuesday, April 23, 2019Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed OKC by 8 after the first quarter and won 118–115.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Magic96
Raptors115
Q1 TOR +16; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +29; Q4 TOR +19
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Nets100
Sixers122
Q1 PHI +17; Q2 PHI +29; Q3 PHI +31; Q4 PHI +22
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Spurs90
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +18
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Thunder115
Blazers118
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +3
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Thunder-Blazers

Damian Lillard hits ten threes, Portland tops OKC

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+1-2+3POR AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder37233025115
Blazers29322730118
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 14, 30, 20, 30, 29, 32, 24, 50POR50 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 9, 4, 26, 2, 14, 7, 15, 17POR17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 30, 27, 27, 26, 27, 22, 32, 36OKC36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 27, 29, 15, 24, 14, 33, 14, 29OKC29 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Second story · Spurs-Nuggets · R1 · G5

Denver never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–90. Jamal Murray led Denver with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Nuggets
G1 · @ DENSAS101–96G2 · @ DENDEN114–105G3 · @ SASSAS118–108G4 · @ SASDEN117–103G5 · @ DENDEN108–90
Lead changes
Spurs-Nuggets1
Magic-Raptors0
The night in charts
Thunder-Blazers combined for 233, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-BlazersThunder 115, Blazers 118
233
Nets-SixersNets 100, Sixers 122
222
Magic-RaptorsMagic 96, Raptors 115
211
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 90, Nuggets 108
198
POR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Thunder-BlazersThunder 115, Blazers 118
+3 POR
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 90, Nuggets 108
+18 DEN
Magic-RaptorsMagic 96, Raptors 115
+19 TOR
Nets-SixersNets 100, Sixers 122
+22 PHI
Kawhi shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiTOR · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GeorgeOKC · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
70% (14-20)
SchroderOKC · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Hollis-JeffersonBKN · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
BartonDEN · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 115Blazers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder37233025115
Blazers29322730118
The story
Paul George had 36 points in a 118-115 loss to Portland

Enes Kanter led Portland with 13 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 36 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 14-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 32-23.

POR lead by quarter
200 −8+1−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 90Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1923212790
Nuggets26273223108
The story
Jamal Murray's 23 points carried Denver past San Antonio, 108-90

For San Antonio, LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-21, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +7+11+22+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 16 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST

Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 100Sixers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets15163336100
Sixers32283527122
The story
Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 122-100 behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Shabazz Napier paced Brooklyn: 11 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-15 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
400 +17+29+31+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.8Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 50 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg9.5Last 3 playoff games

9.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 1 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 50

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 14, 30, 20, 30, 29, 32, 24, 50Blazers-Thunder · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +21.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant GSW, Feb 14, 2018: 50 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
50 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 30, 27, 27, 26, 27, 22, 32, 36Thunder-Blazers · L
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 27, 29, 15, 24, 14, 33, 14, 29Thunder-Blazers · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antoine Walker BOS, Feb 12, 2002: 30 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
29 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 29, 22, 20, 25, 37, 16, 34, 27Raptors-Magic · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 6, 28, 14, 23, 10, 24, 19, 30, 16, 24Raptors-Magic · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 20, 39, 34, 20, 22, 23, 31, 23Sixers-Nets · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST