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Wednesday, May 2, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
UTA116
HOU108
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +8
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 · 2016–17May 2, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (BOS vs WAS), 53 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · UTA @ HOU

Utah evens the series with Houston at 1–1

Utah won Game 2, 116–108, in the conference semifinals. Joe Ingles led Utah with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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+8+9+1+8UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA36282230116
HOU28273023108
Who led
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 13, 3, 21, 20, 16, 12, 15, 27UTA27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 27, 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21, 17UTA17 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 21, 44, 12, 29, 36, 24, 41, 32HOU32 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 22, 14, 27, 17, 25, 12, 17, 23HOU23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg8.9Last 3 playoff games

8.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Reg. season avg27.4Today

27 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 32

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 21, 44, 12, 29, 36, 24, 41, 32HOU vs UTA · L
31.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 13, 3, 21, 20, 16, 12, 15, 27UTA @ HOU · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 22, 14, 27, 17, 25, 12, 17, 23HOU vs UTA · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 10, 24, 8, 7, 14, 26, 16, 21HOU vs UTA · L
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 27, 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21, 17UTA @ HOU · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · −10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 13, 3, 10, 2, 0, 11, 6, 17UTA @ HOU · W
7.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST