FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 30, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed LAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 103–93.

Final · R1 · G5
GSW100
DEN107
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +7
Final · R1 · G5
MEM103
LAC93
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +10
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 30, 2012: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL @ OKC), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · MEM @ LAC

Memphis takes Game 5, leads Clippers 3–2

103–93 in Los Angeles. The first round series continues. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist. Chris Paul scored 35 for Clippers in the loss.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+6+8+10MEM AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM26281930103
LAC2820172893
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 16, 9, 25, 13, 13, 27, 24, 25MEM25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 18, 6, 4, 16, 17, 16, 24, 21MEM21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 13, 8, 25, 23, 24, 8, 19, 35LAC35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 9, 8, 24, 13, 15, 10, 12, 15LAC15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Reg. season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 25.4 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · GSW @ DEN · R1 · G5

Denver beats Golden State, 107–100

Denver led 86–69 after three and won by 7. Andre Iguodala led Denver with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs DEN
G1 · @ DENDEN97–95G2 · @ DENGSW131–117G3 · @ GSWGSW110–108G4 · @ GSWGSW115–101G5 · @ DENDEN107–100Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 35

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.
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 13, 8, 25, 23, 24, 8, 19, 35LAC vs MEM · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 28, 13, 20, 8, 18, 14, 19, 25DEN vs GSW · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 16, 9, 25, 13, 13, 27, 24, 25MEM @ LAC · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 4, 11, 8, 8, 24, 19, 4, 23GSW @ DEN · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 18, 6, 4, 16, 17, 16, 24, 21MEM @ LAC · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 6, 6, 14, 10, 26, 23, 21, 20GSW @ DEN · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST