The 2017 NBA playoffs thread

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cfgardner‏@cf_gardner 1m1 minute ago
Refs review play. Middleton foul and double techs on Monroe and JV. Monroe goes at JV and is fouled. Let's see if this gets Bucks going.

 

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Marc J. Spears‏Verified account@MarcJSpearsESPN 59s59 seconds ago
Meanwhile, Matt Barnes (right ankle/foot sprain) and Shaun Livingston (right finger sprain & hand contusion) out for Warriors vs. Portland.

 

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Hawks takes the lead off Calderon's three point shot.
Hawks 41
Wizards 38
6:00 minutes to go in the second quarter

 

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Fred Katz‏@FredKatz 3m3 minutes ago
Looking through playoff stats, and seeing Nene's 92 percent from the field is otherworldly.

 

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Technical Foul on Jose Calderon

 

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Moar Lobs for Dwight Howard.

 

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ESPN Stats & Info‏ @ESPNStatsInfo
Raptors starters scored 90 points, most in series. They averaged just 65.0 PPG in previous 4 games

 

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Raptors win game 5, 118-93. The Raptors lead the series 3-2.

 

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ESPN Stats & Info‏ @ESPNStatsInfo
Norman Powell: 25 points, tying season-high in any game. He had 29 points total in the first 4 games of the playoffs

 

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Blake Murphy‏ @BlakeMurphyODC
Casey on Lowry's back: "You're gonna have to take an arm and a leg off of him before you keep him from playing."

 

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ESPN Stats & Info‏ @ESPNStatsInfo
Raptors: shot 57.7% from the field, their best in a playoff game in franchise history

 

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Hawks win game 4, 111-101. The series is tied 2-2.

 

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ESPN Stats & Info‏ @ESPNStatsInfo
Hawks have 7 players with double-digit points tonight, no other team has done that this postseason

 

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Tim Reynolds‏ @ByTimReynolds
There have now been 22 instances of teams scoring 110 in these playoffs. Last time that happened in a first round: 1992 (25).

 

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ESPN Stats & Info‏ @ESPNStatsInfo
Hawks outscored the Wizards 60-34 in points in the paint in Game 3. Tonight in Game 4 they outscored the Wizards in the paint 44-30

 

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ESPN Stats & Info‏ @ESPNStatsInfo
Warriors have made 12-of-their-first-14 shots Trail Blazers have made 4-of-their-first-17

 

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ESPN Stats & Info‏ @ESPNStatsInfo
Warriors 28-point lead was tied for the largest any team has had in any first quarter this season

 

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ESPN Stats & Info‏ @ESPNStatsInfo
Warriors- 45 points ties the postseason record for points in a 1st quarter
1985 Lakers
1986 Mavericks
2015 Rockets

 

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Warriors PR‏ @WarriorsPR
With two steals in the first quarter, Stephen Curry (106) has passed Rick Barry (105) for the most career steals in Warriors playoff history

 

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Final
Warriors 128
Blazers 103
Warriors sweep the series

 

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Today's games 4/25/17
Thunder Vs Rockets Game 5 (TNT) 5:00 p.m. Houston leads the series 3-1
http://www.espn.com/nba/preview?gameId=400950409
Grizzlies Vs Spurs Game 5 (NBATV) 6:00 p.m. The series is tied at 2-2
http://www.espn.com/nba/preview?gameId=400950398
Jazz Vs Clippers Game 5 (TNT) 7:30 p.m. The series is tied at 2-2
http://www.espn.com/nba/preview?gameId=400950423

 

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ESPN Stats & Info‏Verified account@ESPNStatsInfo 15m15 minutes ago
1st time since 2004 both teams from prev. NBA Finals swept their 1st-round playoff series.

 

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Zach Lowe‏Verified account@ZachLowe_NBA 56s57 seconds ago
Not a shocker: Wiz starters +18 for series. All other lineups: -31 combined.