FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 13, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed WAS by 6 at halftime and won 82–81.

Final · R2 · G5
WAS81
ATL82
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +1
Final · R2 · G5
MEM78
GSW98
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +20
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 13, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs LAC), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · WAS @ ATL

Atlanta holds off Washington, 82–81

Atlanta led 63–62 after three and held on to win by one. Al Horford led Atlanta with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-6+1+1ATL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS1928151981
ATL2318221982
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 17, 20, 18, 17, 18, 12, 18, 23ATL23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 16, 10, 25, 15, 18, 8, 19, 14ATL14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 28, 16, 23, 28, 20, 17, 34, 23WAS23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 24, 16, 10, 26, 19, 14, 18, 15WAS15 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · MEM @ GSW · R2 · G5

Golden State controls Memphis start to finish

Golden State won 98–78, leading by as many as 20 at a break. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWGSW101–86G2 · @ GSWMEM97–90G3 · @ MEMMEM99–89G4 · @ MEMGSW101–84G5 · @ GSWGSW98–78Game by game through May 13, winner and final score. Pink = GSW 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
15.3Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 23 points in 42 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Reg. season avg33.2Today

33 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.1Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.1 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 3 points in 38 minutes.

Top performances

Al Horford 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.
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 17, 20, 18, 17, 18, 12, 18, 23ATL vs WAS · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 28, 16, 23, 28, 20, 17, 34, 23WAS @ ATL · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 26, 28, 25, 18, 13, 20, 15, 21GSW vs MEM · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 25, 21, 26, 21, 15, 21, 19, 18MEM @ GSW · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 34, 22, 40, 39, 22, 19, 23, 33, 18GSW vs MEM · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 5, 4, 8, 8, 7, 9, 11, 16GSW vs MEM · W
8.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST