FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 9, 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 · G3
ATL101
WAS103
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +2
Final · R2 · G3
GSW89
MEM99
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +10
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 9, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC @ LAC), 36 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · ATL @ WAS

Washington takes Game 3, leads Atlanta 2–1

103–101 in Washington. The conference semifinals series continues. Otto Porter Jr. led Washington with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+13+19+2WAS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL18252335101
WAS28282918103
Who led
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 10, 4, 5, 15, 11, 7, 10, 15, 17WAS17 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 19, 16, 28, 16, 23, 28, 20, 17WAS17 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 12, 20, 20, 0, 11, 9, 18ATL18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 12, 3, 10, 6, 12, 9, 9, 18ATL18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · GSW @ MEM · R2 · G3

Memphis beats Golden State by 10, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 99–89. Series: 2–1. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs MEM
G1 · @ GSWGSW101–86G2 · @ GSWMEM97–90G3 · @ MEMMEM99–89Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = MEM win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.1Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.1 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg26.4Last 3 playoff games

26.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 7 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Reg. season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 23

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 15, 10, 34, 22, 40, 39, 22, 19, 23GSW @ MEM · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 16, 10, 16, 12, 16, 20, 20, 22MEM vs GSW · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 6, 33, 15, 15, 25, 21, 26, 21, 15, 21MEM vs GSW · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 42, 25, 21, 26, 28, 25, 18, 13, 20GSW @ MEM · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 12, 20, 20, 0, 11, 9, 18ATL @ WAS · L
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 12, 3, 10, 6, 12, 9, 9, 18ATL @ WAS · L
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST