FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 29, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
WAS75
CHI69
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS 0; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +6
Final · OT · R1 · G5
MEM100
OKC99
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +1
Final · R1 · G5
GSW103
LAC113
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +10
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 29, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC @ HOU), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · MEM @ OKC

Memphis beats OKC by 1, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 100–99. Series: 3–2. Mike Miller led Memphis with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MEM 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+5+12+60+1MEM AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MEM3025211410100
OKC25182720999
Who led
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 13, 21, 3, 3, 9, 0, 8, 21MEM21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 10, 32, 27, 21, 25, 16, 11, 20MEM20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 24, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 15, 30OKC30 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 38, 25, 42, 33, 36, 30, 15, 26OKC26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 18 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 30.7 a game in the regular season (46 games). Line: 30 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists.

Second story · WAS @ CHI · R1 · G5

Washington finishes off Chicago, wins the series 4–1

75–69 in Game 5 of the first round. John Wall led Washington with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · WAS vs CHI
G1 · @ CHIWAS102–93G2 · @ CHIWAS101–99G3 · @ WASCHI100–97G4 · @ WASWAS98–89G5 · @ CHIWAS75–69Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = WAS win.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook 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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 24, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 15, 30OKC vs MEM · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Chris Paul NOH, Mar 11, 2009: 30 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
30 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 38, 25, 42, 33, 36, 30, 15, 26OKC vs MEM · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 21, 13, 0, 11, 11, 14, 0, 25LAC vs GSW · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high25 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 15, 4, 15, 16, 16, 23, 15, 24WAS @ CHI · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 25, 20, 8, 22, 7, 26, 15, 21GSW @ LAC · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 13, 21, 3, 3, 9, 0, 8, 21MEM @ OKC · W
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST