FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 5, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
WAS102
IND96
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +6
Final · R2 · G1
LAC122
OKC105
Q1 LAC +14; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +26; Q4 LAC +17
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 5, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs MEM), 35 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · WAS @ IND

Washington takes Game 1, leads Indiana 1–0

102–96 in Indiana. The conference semifinals series continues. Bradley Beal led Washington with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+13+7+6WAS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS28281333102
IND1528193496
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 15, 27, 13, 26, 25, 18, 17, 25WAS25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 25, 13, 18, 8, 16, 30, 6, 22WAS22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 24, 27, 12, 24, 26, 24, 30, 18IND18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 12, 15, 4, 15, 16, 14, 15, 18IND18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAC @ OKC · R2 · G1

Clippers control OKC start to finish

Clippers won 122–105, leading by as many as 26 at a break. Chris Paul led Clippers with 32 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCLAC122–105Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.3Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.3 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 32

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.
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 28, 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22, 32LAC @ OKC · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29OKC vs LAC · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 15, 27, 13, 26, 25, 18, 17, 25WAS @ IND · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 42, 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25OKC vs LAC · L
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 16, 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23LAC @ OKC · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 25, 13, 18, 8, 16, 30, 6, 22WAS @ IND · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST