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Sunday, April 30, 2017Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 14 after the first quarter and won 123–111.

Final · R2 · G1
WAS111
BOS123
Q1 BOS -14; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +12
Final · R1 · G7
UTA104
LAC91
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +13
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 · 2015–16Apr 30, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (SAS vs OKC), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · WAS @ BOS

Isaiah Thomas scores 33, Boston rallies past Washington

Boston trailed by 14 after one and won 123–111. Conference semifinals series: Boston 1, Washington 0.

Game flow · BOS 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-5+15+12BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS38261631111
BOS24353628123
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 13, 33, 20, 16, 33, 24, 12, 33BOS33 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 16, 9, 16, 16, 11, 8, 12, 24BOS24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 33, 22, 31, 12, 32, 27, 31, 27WAS27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 16, 32, 32, 29, 22, 20, 42, 20WAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 16 AST
Second story · UTA @ LAC · R1 · G7

Utah wins Game 7 against Clippers

104–91. Utah takes the first round series 4–3. Gordon Hayward led Utah with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs LAC
G1 · @ LACUTA97–95G2 · @ LACLAC99–91G3 · @ UTALAC111–106G4 · @ UTAUTA105–98G5 · @ LACUTA96–92G6 · @ UTALAC98–93G7 · @ LACUTA104–91Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.9Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg5.5Last 3 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 33

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.
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 13, 33, 20, 16, 33, 24, 12, 33BOS vs WAS · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 33, 22, 31, 12, 32, 27, 31, 27WAS @ BOS · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 21, 14, 19, 20, 40, 3, 27, 31, 26UTA @ LAC · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 18, 10, 18, 17, 12, 14, 13, 24LAC vs UTA · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 16, 9, 16, 16, 11, 8, 12, 24BOS vs WAS · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 12, 19, 7, 18, 15, 21, 12, 21BOS vs WAS · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST