FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 29, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
BKN97
ATL107
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +10
Final · R1 · G5
POR93
MEM99
Q1 MEM 0; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +2; 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 29, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs MEM), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · POR @ MEM

Memphis closes out Portland in five

Memphis won Game 5, 99–93, to take the first round series 4–1. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MEM 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 Q3Final00+7+2+6MEM AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2019272793
MEM2026223199
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 2, 6, 33, 15, 15, 25, 21, 26MEM26 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 11, 9, 8, 9, 18, 20, 19, 20MEM20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 17, 26, 4, 2, 6, 26, 18, 33POR33 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 28, 10, 17, 14, 18, 22, 32, 22POR22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+18.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.8Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.8 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 33 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg1.7Last 2 playoff games

1.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (11 games). Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Reg. season avg31.5Today

32 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in the regular season (55 games). Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · BKN @ ATL · R1 · G5

Atlanta keeps Brooklyn at arm's length

The Nets never led at a quarter break. Atlanta won by 10. DeMarre Carroll led Atlanta with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · BKN vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL99–92G2 · @ ATLATL96–91G3 · @ BKNBKN91–83G4 · @ BKNBKN120–115G5 · @ ATLATL107–97Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 33

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.
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 17, 26, 4, 2, 6, 26, 18, 33POR @ MEM · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +20.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 2, 6, 33, 15, 15, 25, 21, 26MEM vs POR · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 7, 16, 10, 17, 2, 22, 20, 24ATL vs BKN · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Alan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 20, 4, 6, 5, 13, 8, 11, 23BKN @ ATL · L
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 28, 10, 17, 14, 18, 22, 32, 22POR @ MEM · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 15, 18, 14, 10, 14, 7, 17, 20ATL vs BKN · W
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST