FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 2, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DEN by 4 after the first quarter and won 92–88.

Final · R1 · G6
BKN95
CHI92
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +3
Final · R1 · G6
DEN88
GSW92
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +4
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 · 2011–12May 2, 2012: 3 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (LAC @ MEM), 29 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · DEN @ GSW

Golden State closes out Denver in six

Golden State won Game 6, 92–88, to take the first round series 4–2. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2+11+4GSW AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2517202688
GSW2119331992
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30, 29, 31, 15, 22GSW22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 3, 2, 5, 5, 13, 3, 16GSW16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 13, 20, 8, 18, 14, 19, 25, 24DEN24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 26, 14, 12, 19, 35, 26, 19, 17DEN17 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.1Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Reg. season avg15.0Last 2 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 36.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 26.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · BKN @ CHI · R1 · G6

Brooklyn never trails at a break against Chicago

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 95–92. Deron Williams led Brooklyn with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · BKN vs CHI
G1 · @ BKNBKN106–89G2 · @ BKNCHI90–82G3 · @ CHICHI79–76G4 · @ CHICHI142–134G5 · @ BKNBKN110–91G6 · @ CHIBKN95–92Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = BKN win.
Top performances

Andre Iguodala leads the day with 24

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.
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 13, 20, 8, 18, 14, 19, 25, 24DEN @ GSW · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 16, 4, 13, 8, 3, 4, 8, 22CHI vs BKN · L
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30, 29, 31, 15, 22GSW vs DEN · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 2, 9, 17, 11, 7, 34, 20, 18CHI vs BKN · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 30, 8, 22, 8, 18, 32, 23, 17BKN @ CHI · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 8, 13, 13, 5, 4, 16, 18, 17CHI vs BKN · L
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST