FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 25, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed TOR by 4 after the first quarter and won 102–98.

Final · R1 · G3
TOR98
BKN102
Q1 BKN -4; Q2 BKN +4; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +4
Final · R1 · G3
CHI100
WAS97
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · OT · R1 · G3
HOU121
POR116
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +5
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 25, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Zach Randolph (MEM vs LAC), 27 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · TOR @ BKN

Brooklyn goes up 2–1 on Toronto

Game 3 went to the Nets, 102–98. Joe Johnson led Brooklyn with 29 points, 0 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · BKN 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+4+11+4BKN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2322213298
BKN19302825102
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 19, 31, 9, 17, 12, 24, 18, 29BKN29 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 19, 8, 11, 16, 10, 24, 15, 22BKN22 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 23, 17, 26, 30, 9, 14, 30, 30TOR30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Patrick PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 17, 6, 4, 3, 7, 9, 12, 17TOR17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · CHI @ WAS · R1 · G3

Chicago stays alive against Washington

A 100–97 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Mike Dunleavy led Chicago with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs WAS
G1 · @ CHIWAS102–93G2 · @ CHIWAS101–99G3 · @ WASCHI100–97Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.2Reg. season avg37.3Last 3 playoff games

37.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.2 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 23 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg8.2Last 3 playoff games

8.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 6 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Reg. season avg48.9Today

49 minutes today, against 36.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 26 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 37

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27, 18, 37HOU @ POR · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 15, 14, 13, 22, 12, 11, 9, 35CHI @ WAS · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 15, 20, 19, 16, 13, 9, 31, 18, 30POR vs HOU · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 23, 17, 26, 30, 9, 14, 30, 30TOR @ BKN · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 19, 31, 9, 17, 12, 24, 18, 29BKN vs TOR · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 16, 11, 15, 18, 7, 14, 6, 26POR vs HOU · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST