FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 13, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–104.

Final · R2 · G5
WAS102
IND79
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +24; Q4 WAS +23
Final · R2 · G5
LAC104
OKC105
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 OKC +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 13, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA @ CHI), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · LAC @ OKC

Russell Westbrook scores 38, OKC rallies past Clippers

OKC trailed by 9 after one and won 105–104. Conference semifinals series: OKC 3, Clippers 2.

Game flow · OKC 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-6+1OKC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC34242818104
OKC25272825105
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23, 27, 38OKC38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36, 40, 27OKC27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34, 25, 24LAC24 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 19, 19, 22, 17, 7, 20, 18, 19LAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 38 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.6 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · WAS @ IND · R2 · G5

Washington controls Indiana start to finish

Washington won 102–79, leading by as many as 24 at a break. Marcin Gortat led Washington with 31 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · WAS vs IND
G1 · @ INDWAS102–96G2 · @ INDIND86–82G3 · @ WASIND85–63G4 · @ WASIND95–92G5 · @ INDWAS102–79Game by game through May 13, winner and final score. Pink = WAS win.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 38

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23, 27, 38OKC vs LAC · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 13, 17, 2, 12, 21, 4, 2, 31WAS @ IND · W
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +20.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36, 40, 27OKC vs LAC · W
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 23, 15, 24, 13, 6, 15, 12, 27WAS @ IND · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34, 25, 24LAC @ OKC · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 19, 19, 22, 17, 7, 20, 18, 19LAC @ OKC · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST