FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 11, 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 · G4
ATL106
WAS101
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +5
Final · R2 · G4
GSW101
MEM84
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +17
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 11, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC @ LAC), 40 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · ATL @ WAS

Atlanta wins Game 4 over Washington, 106–101

Conference semifinals series: Atlanta 2, Washington 2. Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+10+10+5ATL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL29362021106
WAS26292026101
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 12, 20, 20, 0, 11, 9, 18, 26ATL26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 18, 16, 10, 25, 15, 18, 8, 19ATL19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 16, 28, 16, 23, 28, 20, 17, 34WAS34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 20, 10, 18, 14, 19, 15, 13, 22WAS22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · GSW @ MEM · R2 · G4

Golden State leads Memphis wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 101–84. Best quarter: the second, 33–24. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs MEM
G1 · @ GSWGSW101–86G2 · @ GSWMEM97–90G3 · @ MEMMEM99–89G4 · @ MEMGSW101–84Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.3Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 34 points in 44 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Reg. season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.0Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 12 points in 34 minutes.

Top performances

Bradley Beal 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.
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 16, 28, 16, 23, 28, 20, 17, 34WAS vs ATL · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 34, 22, 40, 39, 22, 19, 23, 33GSW @ MEM · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 12, 20, 20, 0, 11, 9, 18, 26ATL @ WAS · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 20, 10, 18, 14, 19, 15, 13, 22WAS vs ATL · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 15, 25, 21, 26, 21, 15, 21, 19MEM vs GSW · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 18, 16, 10, 25, 15, 18, 8, 19ATL @ WAS · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST