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Sunday, April 20, 2014Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by WAS (vs CHI) and POR (vs HOU).

Final · R1 · G1
DAL85
SAS90
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS 0; Q4 SAS +5
Final · R1 · G1
CHA88
MIA99
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R1 · G1
WAS102
CHI93
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +9
Final · OT · R1 · G1
POR122
HOU120
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +2
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 · 2012–13Apr 20, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (NYK vs BOS), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · POR @ HOU

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 46 as Portland beats Houston

Portland won 122–120. LaMarcus Aldridge: 46 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists. First round series: Portland 1, Houston 0.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+7-1-60+2POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
POR2721253316122
HOU2029302714120
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 28, 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46POR46 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 34, 15, 20, 19, 16, 13, 9, 31POR31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 12, 21, 10, 17, 13, 20, 7, 27HOU27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27HOU27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · WAS @ CHI · R1 · G1

Washington draws first blood against Chicago

Washington won Game 1 of the first round, 102–93. Nene Hilario led Washington with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · WAS vs CHI
G1 · @ CHIWAS102–93Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = WAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+22.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.2Reg. season avg46Today

46 points today in 45 minutes, against 23.2 a game in the regular season (69 games).

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in the regular season (40 games). Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−10.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.7Reg. season avg11Today

11 points today in 39 minutes, against 21.7 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 46

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.
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 28, 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46POR @ HOU · W
46.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant OKC, Jan 26, 2011: 47 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Career high46 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 34, 15, 20, 19, 16, 13, 9, 31POR @ HOU · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 12, 21, 10, 17, 13, 20, 7, 27HOU vs POR · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27HOU vs POR · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 17, 34, 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27MIA vs CHA · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 9, 15, 17, 13, 10, 20, 12, 27SAS vs DAL · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST