FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 26, 2015Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 9 after the first quarter and won 121–109.

Final · R1 · G4
CLE101
BOS93
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +21; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +8
Final · R1 · G4
LAC114
SAS105
Q1 LAC 0; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +9
Final · R1 · G4
TOR94
WAS125
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +32; Q4 WAS +31
Final · R1 · G4
HOU109
DAL121
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +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 26, 2014: 4 games. Top scorer: Reggie Jackson (OKC @ MEM), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · HOU @ DAL

Monta Ellis scores 31, Dallas rallies past Houston

Dallas trailed by 9 after one and won 121–109. First round series: Dallas 1, Houston 3.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+8+19+12DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU34192234109
DAL25363327121
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 20, 19, 4, 15, 16, 24, 34, 31DAL31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 5, 9, 18, 3, 12, 13, 11, 17DAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42, 24HOU24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 20, 15, 16, 13, 11, 15, 18, 23HOU23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg3.7Last 2 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Reg. season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · CLE @ BOS · R1 · G4

Cleveland never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 101–93. LeBron James led Cleveland with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs BOS
G1 · @ CLECLE113–100G2 · @ CLECLE99–91G3 · @ BOSCLE103–95G4 · @ BOSCLE101–93Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 34

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.
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 19, 15, 17, 22, 32, 21, 7, 34LAC @ SAS · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 20, 19, 4, 15, 16, 24, 34, 31DAL vs HOU · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 20, 21, 14, 21, 20, 30, 31, 27CLE @ BOS · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 20, 18, 18, 14, 18, 23, 32, 26SAS vs LAC · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 27, 27, 12, 9, 30, 26, 13, 24CLE @ BOS · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42, 24HOU @ DAL · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST