FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 23, 2015Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOP by 20 after three quarters and won 123–119.

Final · R1 · G3
CLE103
BOS95
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +8
Final · 2OT · R1 · G3
CHI113
MIL106
Q1 CHI 0; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI 0; OT2 CHI +7
Final · OT · R1 · G3
GSW123
NOP119
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -11; Q3 GSW -20; Q4 GSW 0; OT1 GSW +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 23, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (POR @ HOU), 43 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · GSW @ NOP

Stephen Curry scores 40 as Golden State beats New Orleans

Golden State won 123–119. Stephen Curry: 40 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists. First round series: Golden State 3, New Orleans 0.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-11-200+4GSW AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
GSW2527173915123
NOP2637261911119
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22, 40GSW40 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 7, 26, 23, 42, 25, 21, 26, 28GSW28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35, 26, 29NOP29 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 0, 3, 15, 5, 5, 3, 4, 26NOP26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · CHI @ MIL · R1 · G3

Chicago takes Game 3 in double overtime

Tied 95–95 after regulation, Chicago beat Milwaukee 113–106. Series: Chicago 3, Milwaukee 0. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs MIL
G1 · @ CHICHI103–91G2 · @ CHICHI91–82G3 · @ MILCHI113–106Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.8Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 40 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Reg. season avg19.0Last 2 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 32.6 in the regular season (40 games). Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Reg. season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 15 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 40

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22, 40GSW @ NOP · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Nov 30, 2005: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 9, 12, 22, 13, 2, 23, 15, 34CHI @ MIL · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 23, 20, 21, 14, 21, 20, 30, 31CLE @ BOS · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35, 26, 29NOP vs GSW · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 7, 26, 23, 42, 25, 21, 26, 28GSW @ NOP · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 0, 3, 15, 5, 5, 3, 4, 26NOP vs GSW · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST