FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 1, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by GSW (vs LAC) and IND (vs ATL).

Final · R1 · G6
IND95
ATL88
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +7
Final · R1 · G6
OKC104
MEM84
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +20
Final · R1 · G6
LAC99
GSW100
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +1
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 · 2012–13May 1, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs HOU), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · LAC @ GSW

Golden State pulls level with Clippers

Game 6 to Golden State, 100–99. The first round series is tied 3–3. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-3+3+1GSW AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC2526163299
GSW25232230100
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16, 33, 17, 24GSW24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 6, 15, 8, 4, 11, 22, 18, 15GSW15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 9, 34, 9, 9, 13, 26, 19, 19LAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 5, 19, 2, 13, 0, 10, 6, 18LAC18 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 15 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg3.0Last 3 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · IND @ ATL · R1 · G6

Indiana gets past Atlanta

95–88, with Indiana ahead 44–39 at halftime. David West led Indiana with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs ATL
G1 · @ INDATL101–93G2 · @ INDIND101–85G3 · @ ATLATL98–85G4 · @ ATLIND91–88G5 · @ INDATL107–97G6 · @ ATLIND95–88Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = IND 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: 27, 38, 25, 42, 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36OKC @ MEM · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 11, 11, 28, 14, 22, 14, 12, 29ATL vs IND · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25OKC @ MEM · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 18, 21, 8, 8, 16, 18, 16, 24IND @ ATL · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16, 33, 17, 24GSW vs LAC · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 22, 20, 24, 27, 12, 24, 26, 24IND @ ATL · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST