FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 18, 2015Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed TOR by 4 after the first quarter and won 93–86.

Final · OT · R1 · G1
WAS93
TOR86
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS 0; OT1 WAS +7
Final · R1 · G1
NOP99
GSW106
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +7
Final · R1 · G1
MIL91
CHI103
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +12
Final · R1 · G1
DAL108
HOU118
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +10
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 · First round · Game 1 · WAS @ TOR

Washington takes Game 1, leads Toronto 1–0

93–86 in Toronto. The first round series continues. Paul Pierce led Washington with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+4+90+7WAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
WAS192719171193
TOR23191426486
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 4, 6, 2, 10, 3, 14, 0, 20WAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 20, 18, 20, 21, 24, 17, 19, 16WAS16 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 8, 11, 8, 8, 11, 8, 2, 18TOR18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 42, 17, 27, 38, 18, 29, 24, 16, 15TOR15 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Second story · NOP @ GSW · R1 · G1

Golden State leads New Orleans wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 106–99. Best quarter: the second, 31–28. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · NOP vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWGSW106–99Game by game through Apr 18, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.2Reg. season avg20Today

20 points today in 37 minutes, against 7.2 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Reg. season avg47.5Today

48 minutes today, against 33.5 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists.

Cooling off
−15.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.6Reg. season avg1Today

1 points today in 12 minutes, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 35

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35NOP @ GSW · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 11, 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34GSW vs NOP · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 25, 18, 16, 19, 15, 17, 21, 25CHI vs MIL · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 51, 24, 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24HOU vs DAL · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 18, 21, 18, 19, 25, 16, 16, 24DAL @ HOU · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 8, 16, 8, 9, 12, 22, 13, 2, 23CHI vs MIL · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST