FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 15, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAC by 14 after the first quarter and won 104–98.

Final · R2 · G6
IND93
WAS80
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +13
Final · R2 · G6
OKC104
LAC98
Q1 OKC -14; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC 0; 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
On this day · 2012–13May 15, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Zach Randolph (MEM @ OKC), 28 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · OKC @ LAC

Kevin Durant posts 39 and 16 as OKC beats Clippers

39 points and 16 rebounds in a 104–98 win. OKC wins the conference semifinals series 4–2.

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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-80+6OKC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC16263032104
LAC3020222698
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36, 40, 27, 39OKC39 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23, 27, 38, 19OKC19 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17, 21, 23, 17, 25LAC25 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34, 25, 24, 22LAC22 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · IND @ WAS · R2 · G6

Indiana leads Washington wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 93–80. Best quarter: the first, 29–23. David West led Indiana with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs WAS
G1 · @ INDWAS102–96G2 · @ INDIND86–82G3 · @ WASIND85–63G4 · @ WASIND95–92G5 · @ INDWAS102–79G6 · @ WASIND93–80Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

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: 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36, 40, 27, 39OKC @ LAC · W
31.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 24, 4, 15, 9, 12, 14, 17, 29IND @ WAS · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17, 21, 23, 17, 25LAC vs OKC · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34, 25, 24, 22LAC vs OKC · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23, 27, 38, 19OKC @ LAC · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 17, 2, 12, 21, 4, 2, 31, 19WAS vs IND · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST