FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 9, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAC by 4 after the first quarter and won 118–112.

Final · R2 · G3
IND85
WAS63
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +22
Final · R2 · G3
OKC118
LAC112
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +6
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · OKC @ LAC

Kevin Durant scores 36 as OKC wins in Los Angeles

Final: 118–112. Kevin Durant made 14 of 24 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: OKC 2, Clippers 1.

Game flow · OKC 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 Q3Final0-4-2-4+6OKC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC29322532118
LAC33302722112
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36OKC36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23OKC23 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34LAC34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17, 21LAC21 PTS · 2 REB · 16 AST
Second story · IND @ WAS · R2 · G3

Indiana goes up 2–1 on Washington

Game 3 went to the Pacers, 85–63. Paul George led Indiana with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs WAS
G1 · @ INDWAS102–96G2 · @ INDIND86–82G3 · @ WASIND85–63Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 23 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

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: 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36OKC @ LAC · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34LAC vs OKC · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23OKC @ LAC · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 12, 24, 26, 24, 30, 18, 11, 23IND @ WAS · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17, 21LAC vs OKC · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 16 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 12, 12, 15, 8, 12, 12, 14, 20OKC @ LAC · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST