FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 22, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by WAS (vs CHI) and IND (vs ATL).

Final · R1 · G2
ATL85
IND101
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +16
Final · R1 · G2
BKN95
TOR100
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +5
Final · OT · R1 · G2
WAS101
CHI99
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS -5; Q4 WAS 0; OT1 WAS +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 · 2012–13Apr 22, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Mike Conley (MEM @ LAC), 28 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · WAS @ CHI

Washington beats Chicago by 2, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 101–99. Series: 2–0. Bradley Beal led Washington with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+11+7-50+2WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
WAS3125142110101
CHI20292616899
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 14, 8, 16, 26, 15, 27, 13, 26WAS26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 30, 8, 10, 17, 18, 12, 24, 17WAS17 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 23, 14, 25, 21, 24, 12, 17, 16, 25CHI25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 9, 13, 17, 13, 8, 4, 12, 22CHI22 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · ATL @ IND · R1 · G2

Indiana pulls level with Atlanta

Game 2 to Indiana, 101–85. The first round series is tied 1–1. Paul George led Indiana with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs IND
G1 · @ INDATL101–93G2 · @ INDIND101–85Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.1Reg. season avg20.5Last 2 playoff games

20.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.1 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg14.5Last 2 playoff games

14.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
38.7Reg. season avg53Today

53 minutes today, against 38.7 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 30

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.
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 20, 23, 17, 26, 30, 9, 14, 30TOR vs BKN · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 16, 27, 26, 18, 22, 20, 24, 27IND vs ATL · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 14, 8, 16, 26, 15, 27, 13, 26WAS @ CHI · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 23, 14, 25, 21, 24, 12, 17, 16, 25CHI vs WAS · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 9, 13, 17, 13, 8, 4, 12, 22CHI vs WAS · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 21, 15, 6, 13, 18, 14, 10, 20CHI vs WAS · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST