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Saturday, May 18, 2013Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G6
NYK99
IND106
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND 0; Q4 IND +7
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 · 2011–12May 18, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs OKC), 36 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · NYK @ IND

Indiana handles New York by 7

The Pacers won the first quarter 29–27. Final: 106–99. Lance Stephenson led Indiana with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Carmelo Anthony scored 39 for New York in the loss.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+80+7IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2720341899
IND29262625106
Who led
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 8, 8, 11, 9, 8, 13, 4, 25IND25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 21, 4, 19, 20, 14, 18, 23, 23IND23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21, 24, 28, 39NYK39 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Iman ShumpertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 12, 17, 11, 15, 8, 0, 5, 19NYK19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.8Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.8 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 28.7 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 39

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21, 24, 28, 39NYK @ IND · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 8, 8, 11, 9, 8, 13, 4, 25IND vs NYK · W
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 21, 4, 19, 20, 14, 18, 23, 23IND vs NYK · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 18, 17, 14, 6, 24, 6, 9, 21IND vs NYK · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Iman ShumpertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 12, 17, 11, 15, 8, 0, 5, 19NYK @ IND · L
9.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 24, 21, 20, 13, 11, 10, 17, 17IND vs NYK · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST