FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 24, 2013Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
HOU102
OKC105
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +3
Final · R1 · G2
ATL98
IND113
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +15
Final · R1 · G2
LAL91
SAS102
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +11
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 24, 2012: 5 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (LAC @ ATL), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · HOU @ OKC

OKC wins Game 2 over Houston, 105–102

First round series: OKC 2, Houston 0. Kevin Durant led OKC with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists. James Harden scored 36 for Houston in the loss.

Game flow · OKC 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+1+2+6+3OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU28271730102
OKC29282127105
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 34, 27, 21, 31, 16, 29, 24, 29OKC29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 37, 25, 18, 33, 21, 4, 19, 29OKC29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 14, 33, 30, 29, 16, 30, 20, 36HOU36 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 16, 15, 29, 13, 24, 23, 9, 17HOU17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAL @ SAS · R1 · G2

San Antonio never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 102–91. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS91–79G2 · @ SASSAS102–91Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.6Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 5.6 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 16 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg12.5Last 2 playoff games

12.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

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: 21, 33, 14, 33, 30, 29, 16, 30, 20, 36HOU @ OKC · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 34, 27, 21, 31, 16, 29, 24, 29OKC vs HOU · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 37, 25, 18, 33, 21, 4, 19, 29OKC vs HOU · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 12, 25, 2, 22, 4, 15, 18, 28SAS vs LAL · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 23, 8, 2, 14, 21, 9, 23, 27IND vs ATL · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 13, 10, 11, 27, 17, 6, 18, 22IND vs ATL · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST