FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 7, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed WAS by 2 at halftime and won 86–82.

Final · R2 · G2
WAS82
IND86
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +4
Final · R2 · G2
LAC101
OKC112
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +11
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 7, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs MEM), 36 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · WAS @ IND

Indiana evens the series with Washington at 1–1

Indiana won Game 2, 86–82, in the conference semifinals. Roy Hibbert led Indiana with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2+4+4IND AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS2322191882
IND2320251886
Who led
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 6, 4, 6, 0, 0, 13, 0, 28IND28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 15, 4, 15, 16, 14, 15, 18, 14IND14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 15, 15, 7, 13, 17, 2, 12, 21WAS21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 27, 13, 26, 25, 18, 17, 25, 17WAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · LAC @ OKC · R2 · G2

OKC leads Clippers wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 112–101. Best quarter: the first, 37–28. Kevin Durant led OKC with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCLAC122–105G2 · @ OKCOKC112–101Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.6Reg. season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 34.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant 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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32OKC vs LAC · W
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31OKC vs LAC · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Grant Hill DET, Feb 12, 1997: 31 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
31 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 6, 4, 6, 0, 0, 13, 0, 28IND vs WAS · W
7.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 15, 15, 7, 13, 17, 2, 12, 21WAS @ IND · L
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 9, 14, 12, 8, 15, 20, 12, 18LAC @ OKC · L
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17LAC @ OKC · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST