FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 27, 2014Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed HOU by 10 at halftime and won 123–120.

Final · R1 · G4
CHI89
WAS98
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +20; Q4 WAS +9
Final · R1 · G4
LAC97
GSW118
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +21
Final · R1 · G4
TOR87
BKN79
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR 0; Q4 TOR +8
Final · OT · R1 · G4
HOU120
POR123
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +3
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 27, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC @ HOU), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · HOU @ POR

Portland takes Game 4 in overtime

Tied 106–106 after regulation, Portland beat Houston 123–120. Series: Portland 3, Houston 1. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-10-50+3POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
HOU2932232214120
POR2328282717123
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46, 43, 23, 29POR29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 15, 18, 7, 14, 6, 26, 25POR25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27, 18, 37, 28HOU28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 19, 16, 27, 21, 24, 15, 15, 26HOU26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.0Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 32 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg3.5Last 2 playoff games

3.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · TOR @ BKN · R1 · G4

Toronto handles Brooklyn by 8

The Raptors won the first quarter 35–22. Final: 87–79. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs BKN
G1 · @ TORBKN94–87G2 · @ TORTOR100–95G3 · @ BKNBKN102–98G4 · @ BKNTOR87–79Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 33

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 24, 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16, 33GSW vs LAC · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 17, 13, 8, 4, 12, 22, 13, 32CHI @ WAS · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 8, 13, 25, 13, 18, 8, 16, 30WAS vs CHI · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46, 43, 23, 29POR vs HOU · W
35.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27, 18, 37, 28HOU @ POR · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 19, 16, 27, 21, 24, 15, 15, 26HOU @ POR · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST