FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 21, 2015Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed TOR by 5 after the first quarter and won 117–106.

Final · R1 · G2
BOS91
CLE99
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +8
Final · R1 · G2
WAS117
TOR106
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +11
Final · R1 · G2
DAL99
HOU111
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +12
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 21, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs MEM), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · WAS @ TOR

Washington wins Game 2 over Toronto, 117–106

First round series: Washington 2, Toronto 0. Bradley Beal led Washington with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+11+22+11WAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS26343720117
TOR31182631106
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 18, 20, 21, 24, 17, 19, 16, 28WAS28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 25, 13, 6, 18, 24, 16, 10, 26WAS26 PTS · 1 REB · 17 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 42, 17, 27, 38, 18, 29, 24, 16, 15, 20TOR20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 23, 27, 16, 13, 29, 16, 10, 20TOR20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BOS @ CLE · R1 · G2

Cleveland beats Boston, 99–91

Cleveland led 75–68 after three and won by 8. LeBron James led Cleveland with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs CLE
G1 · @ CLECLE113–100G2 · @ CLECLE99–91Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.3Reg. season avg22.0Last 2 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 15.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 28 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg9.1Last 2 playoff games

9.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Reg. season avg33.5Today

34 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 20, 23, 20, 21, 14, 21, 20, 30CLE vs BOS · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 8, 22, 16, 12, 19, 14, 11, 28HOU vs DAL · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 18, 20, 21, 24, 17, 19, 16, 28WAS @ TOR · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 25, 13, 6, 18, 24, 16, 10, 26WAS @ TOR · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 17 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 17, 23, 27, 27, 12, 9, 30, 26CLE vs BOS · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 51, 24, 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24HOU vs DAL · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST