FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 25, 2015Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHI by 4 after the first quarter and won 92–90.

Final · R1 · G3
ATL83
BKN91
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +8
Final · R1 · G4
CHI90
MIL92
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +2
Final · R1 · G4
GSW109
NOP98
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +11
Final · R1 · G3
MEM115
POR109
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +6
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 25, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ POR), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · CHI @ MIL

Milwaukee stays alive against Chicago

A 92–90 win in Game 4 cuts the first round deficit to 3–1. O.J. Mayo led Milwaukee with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40+2+2MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2327211990
MIL1931231992
Who led
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 9, 17, 13, 16, 6, 8, 8, 18MIL18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jared DudleyPoints, last 10 games: 1, 10, 7, 5, 5, 0, 2, 3, 11, 13MIL13 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 19, 15, 17, 21, 25, 31, 24, 33CHI33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 16, 24, 22, 18, 10, 11, 17, 16CHI16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.8Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 39 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg3.5Last 2 playoff games

3.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 30.1 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · MEM @ POR · R1 · G3

Memphis leads Portland wire to wire

Memphis was ahead at every break and won 115–109. Best quarter: the second, 38–30. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs POR
G1 · @ MEMMEM100–86G2 · @ MEMMEM97–82G3 · @ PORMEM115–109Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = MEM win.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 39

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: 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22, 40, 39GSW @ NOP · W
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35, 26, 29, 36NOP vs GSW · L
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 19, 15, 17, 21, 25, 31, 24, 33CHI @ MIL · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 15, 13, 22, 14, 16, 23, 6, 29NOP vs GSW · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 7, 11, 7, 2, 0, 15, 11, 27POR vs MEM · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 15, 13, 17, 26, 4, 2, 6, 26POR vs MEM · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST