FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 29, 2013Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed OKC by 7 at halftime and won 105–103.

Final · R1 · G5
CHI91
BKN110
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +19
Final · R1 · G4
IND91
ATL102
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +11
Final · R1 · G4
OKC103
HOU105
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +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 29, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs DEN), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · OKC @ HOU

Houston avoids elimination, forces Game 5

105–103 over OKC. The first round series is 3–1. Chandler Parsons led Houston with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Kevin Durant scored 38 for OKC in the loss.

Game flow · HOU 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+5-7+7+2HOU AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC24362419103
HOU29243814105
Who led
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 29, 13, 24, 23, 9, 17, 21, 27HOU27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Omer AsikPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 8, 10, 6, 8, 9, 9, 5, 17HOU17 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 21, 31, 16, 29, 24, 29, 41, 38OKC38 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 4, 17, 10, 23, 9, 6, 14, 18OKC18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · IND @ ATL · R1 · G4

Atlanta controls Indiana start to finish

Atlanta won 102–91, leading by as many as 17 at a break. Josh Smith led Atlanta with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs ATL
G1 · @ INDIND107–90G2 · @ INDIND113–98G3 · @ ATLATL90–69G4 · @ ATLATL102–91Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.1Reg. season avg36.0Last 3 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 38 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg12.5Last 3 playoff games

12.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Reg. season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 21, 31, 16, 29, 24, 29, 41, 38OKC @ HOU · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 19, 28, 24, 6, 15, 16, 14, 29ATL vs IND · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 24, 16, 20, 21, 21, 22, 26, 28BKN vs CHI · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 29, 13, 24, 23, 9, 17, 21, 27HOU vs OKC · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 33, 30, 8, 22, 8, 18, 32, 23BKN vs CHI · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 2, 14, 21, 9, 23, 27, 16, 21IND @ ATL · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST