FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 5, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
WAS90
ATL106
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +16
Final · R2 · G2
MEM97
GSW90
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +7
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 · 2013–14May 5, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (LAC @ OKC), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · MEM @ GSW

Memphis pulls level with Golden State

Game 2 to Memphis, 97–90. The conference semifinals series is tied 1–1. Mike Conley led Memphis with 22 points, 0 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+11+10+7MEM AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM2822232497
GSW2217242790
Who led
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 18, 13, 14, 10, 16, 18, 14, 22MEM22 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 18, 16, 10, 16, 12, 16, 20, 20MEM20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22, 40, 39, 22, 19GSW19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 5, 8, 15, 14, 12, 22, 16, 14GSW14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · WAS @ ATL · R2 · G2

Atlanta controls Washington start to finish

Atlanta won 106–90, leading by as many as 16 at a break. DeMarre Carroll led Atlanta with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · WAS vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLWAS104–98G2 · @ ATLATL106–90Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg25.5Last 3 playoff games

25.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 8 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Reg. season avg39.6Today

40 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMarre Carroll leads the day with 22

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.
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 17, 2, 22, 20, 24, 20, 24, 22ATL vs WAS · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 18, 13, 14, 10, 16, 18, 14, 22MEM @ GSW · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 7, 14, 6, 5, 0, 15, 5, 21WAS @ ATL · L
8.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 17, 19, 16, 28, 16, 23, 28, 20WAS @ ATL · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 18, 16, 10, 16, 12, 16, 20, 20MEM @ GSW · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22, 40, 39, 22, 19GSW vs MEM · L
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · −12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST