FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 22, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
CHI90
BKN82
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +8
Final · R1 · G2
MEM91
LAC93
Q1 LAC 0; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +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 · 2011–12Apr 22, 2012: 9 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (NYK @ ATL), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MEM @ LAC

Clippers go up 2–0 on Memphis

Game 2 went to the Clippers, 93–91. Chris Paul led Clippers with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · LAC 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 Q3Final00+6+4+2LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM2618272091
LAC2624251893
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 24, 19, 17, 13, 8, 25, 23, 24LAC24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 24, 19, 20, 12, 16, 7, 10, 21LAC21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 25, 20, 12, 12, 6, 14, 12, 28MEM28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 15, 8, 15, 18, 6, 4, 16, 17MEM17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · CHI @ BKN · R1 · G2

Chicago controls Brooklyn start to finish

Chicago won 90–82, leading by as many as 12 at a break. Luol Deng led Chicago with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs BKN
G1 · @ BKNBKN106–89G2 · @ BKNCHI90–82Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg23.5Last 2 playoff games

23.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Reg. season avg19.0Last 2 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 36.7 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 11 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mike Conley leads the day with 28

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.
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 25, 20, 12, 12, 6, 14, 12, 28MEM @ LAC · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 24, 19, 17, 13, 8, 25, 23, 24LAC vs MEM · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 24, 19, 20, 12, 16, 7, 10, 21LAC vs MEM · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 19, 29, 21, 24, 16, 20, 21, 21BKN vs CHI · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 15, 8, 15, 18, 6, 4, 16, 17MEM @ LAC · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 15, 11, 20, 24, 12, 10, 16, 17BKN vs CHI · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST