FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 22, 2015Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed POR by 2 after the first quarter and won 97–82.

Final · R1 · G2
BKN91
ATL96
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +5
Final · R1 · G2
POR82
MEM97
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +15
Final · OT · R1 · G2
SAS111
LAC107
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +4
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 22, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (TOR vs BKN), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · POR @ MEM

Memphis handles Portland by 15

The Grizzlies won the second quarter 31–18. Final: 97–82. Mike Conley led Memphis with 18 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+11+13+15MEM AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2118212282
MEM1931232497
Who led
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 16, 6, 18, 13, 14, 10, 16, 18MEM18 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 8, 8, 15, 11, 9, 8, 9, 18MEM18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 29, 14, 21, 24, 27, 19, 32, 24POR24 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 36, 17, 20, 28, 10, 17, 14, 18POR18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SAS @ LAC · R1 · G2

San Antonio evens the series with Clippers at 1–1

San Antonio won Game 2, 111–107, in the first round. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs LAC
G1 · @ LACLAC107–92G2 · @ LACSAS111–107Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg26.5Last 2 playoff games

26.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 19.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Reg. season avg12.7Last 2 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Reg. season avg47.4Today

47 minutes today, against 30.9 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 29

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.
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 40, 24, 12, 18, 27, 18, 22, 20, 26, 29LAC vs SAS · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Feb 9, 2017: 29 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
29 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 19, 12, 6, 29, 22, 15, 11, 28SAS @ LAC · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 29, 14, 21, 24, 27, 19, 32, 24POR @ MEM · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 26, 26, 20, 18, 18, 14, 18, 23SAS @ LAC · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 0, 14, 3, 14, 14, 11, 15, 9, 13, 23BKN @ ATL · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 23, 7, 19, 15, 17, 22, 32, 21LAC vs SAS · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST