FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 21, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R1 · G2
MEM111
OKC105
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +6
Final · R1 · G2
GSW98
LAC138
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +26; Q3 LAC +32; Q4 LAC +40
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 · 2012–13Apr 21, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA vs MIL), 27 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MEM @ OKC

Memphis evens the series with OKC at 1–1

Memphis won Game 2, 111–105, in the first round. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Kevin Durant scored 36 for OKC in the loss.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+8+3+30+6MEM AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MEM2422223112111
OKC162722346105
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 8, 25, 10, 10, 32, 27, 21, 25MEM25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 18, 26, 2, 24, 14, 22, 16, 19MEM19 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 23, 27, 27, 38, 25, 42, 33, 36OKC36 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 27, 33, 30, 24, 21, 22, 23, 29OKC29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.4Reg. season avg23.0Last 2 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 17.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Reg. season avg9.0Last 2 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.7 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · GSW @ LAC · R1 · G2

Clippers control Golden State start to finish

Clippers won 138–98, leading by as many as 40 at a break. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 35 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · GSW vs LAC
G1 · @ LACGSW109–105G2 · @ LACLAC138–98Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant 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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 23, 27, 27, 38, 25, 42, 33, 36OKC vs MEM · L
34.5 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 23, 25, 23, 30, 27, 24, 16, 35LAC vs GSW · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 27, 33, 30, 24, 21, 22, 23, 29OKC vs MEM · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 8, 25, 10, 10, 32, 27, 21, 25MEM @ OKC · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 13, 31, 24, 30, 47, 32, 14, 24GSW @ LAC · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 18, 26, 2, 24, 14, 22, 16, 19MEM @ OKC · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST