FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 28, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 111–107.

Final · R1 · G5
DAL94
HOU103
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +9
Final · R1 · G5
SAS111
LAC107
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS 0; Q4 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 28, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA @ CHA), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · SAS @ LAC

San Antonio takes Game 5, leads Clippers 3–2

111–107 in Los Angeles. The first round series continues. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · SAS 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 Q3Final0-5-10+4SAS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS22312929111
LAC27272825107
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 29, 22, 15, 11, 28, 4, 22, 21SAS21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 18, 18, 14, 18, 23, 32, 26, 18SAS18 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 18, 22, 20, 26, 29, 14, 20, 30LAC30 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 16, 20, 13, 9, 20, 10, 6, 21LAC21 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · DAL @ HOU · R1 · G5

Houston controls Dallas start to finish

Houston won 103–94, leading by as many as 9 at a break. James Harden led Houston with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs HOU
G1 · @ HOUHOU118–108G2 · @ HOUHOU111–99G3 · @ DALHOU130–128G4 · @ DALDAL121–109G5 · @ HOUHOU103–94Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg30.0Last 3 playoff games

30.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Reg. season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 30

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: 18, 27, 18, 22, 20, 26, 29, 14, 20, 30LAC vs SAS · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42, 24, 28HOU vs DAL · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 19, 4, 15, 16, 24, 34, 31, 25DAL @ HOU · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 25, 16, 16, 24, 10, 34, 16, 22DAL @ HOU · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 29, 22, 15, 11, 28, 4, 22, 21SAS @ LAC · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 16, 20, 13, 9, 20, 10, 6, 21LAC vs SAS · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST