FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 2, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 5 after three quarters and won 113–111.

Final · R1 · G6
TOR83
BKN97
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +19; Q3 BKN +20; Q4 BKN +14
Final · R1 · G6
SAS111
DAL113
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +2
Final · R1 · G6
HOU98
POR99
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +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 2, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Andre Iguodala (DEN @ GSW), 24 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · SAS @ DAL

Dallas takes over late to edge San Antonio

Down 5 after three, Dallas won the fourth 37–30. Final: 113–111. Monta Ellis led Dallas with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+6-5+2DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS26262930111
DAL34241837113
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29, 20, 21, 29DAL29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 23, 30, 11, 16, 18, 19, 26, 22DAL22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 10, 12, 21, 12, 19, 10, 23, 22SAS22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tiago SplitterPoints, last 10 games: 1, 12, 5, 12, 8, 6, 14, 10, 17, 19SAS19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · HOU @ POR · R1 · G6

Portland wins a tight one over Houston

99–98. Neither team led by more than 2 at any break. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs POR
G1 · @ HOUPOR122–120G2 · @ HOUPOR112–105G3 · @ PORHOU121–116G4 · @ PORPOR123–120G5 · @ HOUHOU108–98G6 · @ PORPOR99–98Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.2Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.2 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 10 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 34

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: 10, 33, 33, 16, 27, 18, 37, 28, 17, 34HOU @ POR · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 26, 46, 43, 23, 29, 8, 30POR vs HOU · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29, 20, 21, 29DAL vs SAS · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 30, 9, 14, 30, 30, 24, 23, 28TOR @ BKN · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 20, 7, 27, 32, 24, 25, 22, 26HOU @ POR · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 13, 9, 31, 18, 30, 23, 26, 25POR vs HOU · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST