FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 12, 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 · G5
CHI101
CLE106
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +5
Final · R2 · G5
LAC103
HOU124
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +21
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 12, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA @ BKN), 49 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · CHI @ CLE

LeBron James posts 38 and 12 as Cleveland beats Chicago

38 points and 12 rebounds in a 106–101 win. Conference semifinals series: Cleveland 3, Chicago 2.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+10+9+5CLE AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI24202730101
CLE25292626106
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 30, 31, 27, 19, 33, 27, 25, 38CLE38 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 30, 26, 13, 24, 30, 21, 11, 12, 25CLE25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 33, 20, 16, 20, 18, 20, 19, 29CHI29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 10, 0, 20, 14, 8, 16, 4, 19CHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 24.9 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · LAC @ HOU · R2 · G5

Houston never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 124–103. James Harden led Houston with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs HOU
G1 · @ HOULAC117–101G2 · @ HOUHOU115–109G3 · @ LACLAC124–99G4 · @ LACLAC128–95G5 · @ HOUHOU124–103Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 30, 31, 27, 19, 33, 27, 25, 38CLE vs CHI · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34, 22, 21, 30LAC @ HOU · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 33, 20, 16, 20, 18, 20, 19, 29CHI @ CLE · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32, 25, 21, 26HOU vs LAC · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Chauncey Billups MIN, Apr 3, 2002: 26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 30, 26, 13, 24, 30, 21, 11, 12, 25CLE vs CHI · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 7, 34, 19, 19, 27, 12, 15, 22LAC @ HOU · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST