FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 24, 2015Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 7 at halftime and won 130–128.

Final · R1 · G3
HOU130
DAL128
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +2
Final · R1 · G3
TOR99
WAS106
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +7
Final · R1 · G3
LAC73
SAS100
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +27
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 24, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (LAC @ GSW), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · HOU @ DAL

James Harden scores 42 as Houston wins in Dallas

Final: 130–128. James Harden made 15 of 24 shots from the field. First round series: Houston 3, Dallas 0.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-7+2+2HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU42233629130
DAL36362729128
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42HOU42 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 13, 20, 15, 16, 13, 11, 15, 18HOU18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 19, 25, 16, 16, 24, 10, 34DAL34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 14, 20, 19, 4, 15, 16, 24, 34DAL34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Second story · TOR @ WAS · R1 · G3

Washington gets past Toronto

106–99, with Washington ahead 54–48 at halftime. Marcin Gortat led Washington with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs WAS
G1 · @ TORWAS93–86G2 · @ TORWAS117–106G3 · @ WASWAS106–99Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = WAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.5Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.5 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 32 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg15.6Last 2 playoff games

15.6 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Reg. season avg34.3Today

34 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 42

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42HOU @ DAL · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Chris Paul NOH, Feb 6, 2008: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 19, 25, 16, 16, 24, 10, 34DAL vs HOU · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 14, 20, 19, 4, 15, 16, 24, 34DAL vs HOU · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 38, 18, 29, 24, 16, 15, 20, 32TOR @ WAS · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 26, 20, 18, 18, 14, 18, 23, 32SAS vs LAC · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 18, 21, 15, 19, 8, 8, 16, 24WAS vs TOR · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high24 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST