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Thursday, May 31, 2012Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed SAS by 2 after the first quarter and won 102–82.

Final · CF · G3
SAS82
OKC102
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +20
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2010–11May 31, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL @ MIA), 27 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · SAS @ OKC

OKC stays alive against San Antonio

A 102–82 win in Game 3 cuts the conference finals deficit to 2–1. Kevin Durant led OKC with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+13+18+20OKC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2417192282
OKC22322424102
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 25, 22, 31, 31, 25, 27, 31, 22OKC22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Thabo SefoloshaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 7, 6, 3, 2, 4, 7, 2, 19OKC19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 11, 7, 22, 23, 17, 18, 34, 16SAS16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 8, 3, 0, 0, 2, 5, 3, 16SAS16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (34 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 10 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Reg. season avg36.7Today

37 minutes today, against 21.7 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 22

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 25, 22, 31, 31, 25, 27, 31, 22OKC vs SAS · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · −5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Thabo SefoloshaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 7, 6, 3, 2, 4, 7, 2, 19OKC vs SAS · W
5.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 11, 7, 22, 23, 17, 18, 34, 16SAS @ OKC · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 8, 3, 0, 0, 2, 5, 3, 16SAS @ OKC · L
6.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 17, 13, 21, 12, 17, 19, 30, 15OKC vs SAS · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 6, 8, 8, 14, 8, 5, 8, 14OKC vs SAS · W
9.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST