FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 3, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed GSW by 10 after the first quarter and won 126–121.

Final · R1 · G7
ATL80
IND92
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +12
Final · R1 · G7
MEM109
OKC120
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +11
Final · R1 · G7
GSW121
LAC126
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +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 · 2012–13May 3, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Matt Barnes (LAC @ MEM), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 7 · GSW @ LAC

Clippers win Game 7 against Golden State

126–121. Clippers take the first round series 4–3. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-8+3+5LAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW32322037121
LAC22343139126
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 24, 16, 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24LAC24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 21, 28, 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22LAC22 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16, 33, 17, 24, 33GSW33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 2, 7, 11, 13, 4, 10, 14, 24GSW24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.2Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 24 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Reg. season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 25.4 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · MEM @ OKC · R1 · G7

OKC wins Game 7 over Memphis, 120–109

First round series: OKC 4, Memphis 3. Kevin Durant led OKC with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCOKC100–86G2 · @ OKCMEM111–105G3 · @ MEMMEM98–95G4 · @ MEMOKC92–89G5 · @ OKCMEM100–99G6 · @ MEMOKC104–84G7 · @ OKCOKC120–109Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = OKC 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: 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16, 33, 17, 24, 33GSW @ LAC · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 25, 42, 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33OKC vs MEM · W
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 20, 24, 27, 12, 24, 26, 24, 30IND vs ATL · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27OKC vs MEM · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Terrell Brandon MIN, Feb 23, 2001: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST
27 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 24, 16, 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24LAC vs GSW · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 2, 7, 11, 13, 4, 10, 14, 24GSW @ LAC · L
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST