FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 20, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOP by 11 after the first quarter and won 97–87.

Final · R1 · G2
MIL82
CHI91
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +9
Final · R1 · G2
NOP87
GSW97
Q1 GSW -11; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW 0; Q4 GSW +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
On this day · 2013–14Apr 20, 2014: 4 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (POR @ HOU), 46 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · NOP @ GSW

Golden State beats New Orleans by 10, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 97–87. Series: 2–0. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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 Q3Final0-11+30+10GSW AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP2824191687
GSW1738162697
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 6, 7, 26, 23, 42, 25, 21, 26GSW26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22GSW22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35, 26NOP26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 11, 9, 15, 13, 22, 14, 16, 23NOP23 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIL @ CHI · R1 · G2

Chicago goes up 2–0 on Milwaukee

Game 2 went to the Bulls, 91–82. Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs CHI
G1 · @ CHICHI103–91G2 · @ CHICHI91–82Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg28.0Last 2 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 31 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg15.1Last 2 playoff games

15.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg41.8Today

42 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 31

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.
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 18, 16, 19, 15, 17, 21, 25, 31CHI vs MIL · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35, 26NOP @ GSW · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 6, 7, 26, 23, 42, 25, 21, 26GSW vs NOP · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 11, 9, 15, 13, 22, 14, 16, 23NOP @ GSW · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22GSW vs NOP · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 15, 16, 22, 16, 9, 18, 18, 22MIL @ CHI · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST