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Friday, April 26, 2013Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DEN by 12 at halftime and won 110–108.

Final · R1 · G3
NYK90
BOS76
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +14
Final · R1 · G3
DEN108
GSW110
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +2
Final · R1 · G3
SAS120
LAL89
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +31
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 · 2011–12Apr 26, 2012: 13 games. Top scorer: Patty Mills (SAS @ GSW), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · DEN @ GSW

Golden State rallies from 12 down to beat Denver

Trailing by 12 at the half, Golden State outscored the Nuggets 56–42 the rest of the way. Final: 110–108. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Ty Lawson scored 35 for Denver in the loss.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-12+3+2GSW AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN32341824108
GSW32223323110
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 24, 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30, 29GSW29 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 4, 19, 6, 6, 14, 10, 26, 23GSW23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 2, 13, 12, 26, 14, 12, 19, 35DEN35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 28, 18, 7, 5, 4, 10, 19, 16DEN16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NYK @ BOS · R1 · G3

Steady New York beats Boston

Leads at every break, then a 90–76 final. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 26 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs BOS
G1 · @ NYKNYK85–78G2 · @ NYKNYK87–71G3 · @ BOSNYK90–76Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Reg. season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 24 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Ty Lawson leads the day with 35

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.
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 2, 13, 12, 26, 14, 12, 19, 35DEN @ GSW · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 24, 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30, 29GSW vs DEN · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 31, 17, 18, 23, 17, 17, 16, 26SAS @ LAL · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34, 26NYK @ BOS · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 19, 20, 28, 26, 16, 20, 16, 25LAL vs SAS · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Darius MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 5, 0, 10, 24LAL vs SAS · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date
Career high24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST