FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 6, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAC by 9 at halftime and won 115–109.

Final · R2 · G2
CHI91
CLE106
Q1 CLE +20; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +15
Final · R2 · G2
LAC109
HOU115
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +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 · 2013–14May 6, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (SAS vs POR), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · LAC @ HOU

James Harden scores 32, Houston rallies past Clippers

Houston trailed by 9 at the half and won 115–109. Conference semifinals series: Houston 1, Clippers 1.

Game flow · HOU 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11-9-2+6HOU AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC24412024109
HOU35212732115
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32HOU32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 14, 11, 28, 13, 13, 18, 22, 24HOU24 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 29, 14, 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34LAC34 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 11, 5, 15, 8, 10, 16, 21, 19LAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · CHI @ CLE · R2 · G2

Cleveland keeps Chicago at arm's length

The Bulls never led at a quarter break. Cleveland won by 15. LeBron James led Cleveland with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs CLE
G1 · @ CLECHI99–92G2 · @ CLECLE106–91Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.0Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 15 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 8 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin 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.
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 29, 14, 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34LAC @ HOU · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 14, 21, 20, 30, 31, 27, 19, 33CLE vs CHI · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32HOU vs LAC · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 14, 11, 28, 13, 13, 18, 22, 24HOU vs LAC · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 12, 9, 30, 26, 13, 24, 30, 21CLE vs CHI · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 11, 5, 15, 8, 10, 16, 21, 19LAC @ HOU · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST