FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 14, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAC by 13 after three quarters and won 119–107.

Final · R2 · G6
CLE94
CHI73
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +21
Final · R2 · G6
HOU119
LAC107
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -13; Q4 HOU +12
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 14, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (BKN @ MIA), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · HOU @ LAC

Houston pulls level with Clippers

Game 6 to Houston, 119–107. The conference semifinals series is tied 3–3. James Harden led Houston with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

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 Q3Final0-4-2-13+12HOU AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU25371740119
LAC29352815107
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32, 25, 21, 26, 23HOU23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 13, 18, 22, 24, 14, 7, 20, 20HOU20 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 34, 19, 19, 27, 12, 15, 22, 31LAC31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34, 22, 21, 30, 28LAC28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · CLE @ CHI · R2 · G6

Cleveland keeps Chicago at arm's length

The Bulls never led at a quarter break. Cleveland won by 21. Matthew Dellavedova led Cleveland with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · CLE vs CHI
G1 · @ CLECHI99–92G2 · @ CLECLE106–91G3 · @ CHICHI99–96G4 · @ CHICLE86–84G5 · @ CLECLE106–101G6 · @ CHICLE94–73Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.8Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 13 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 31

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.
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 34, 19, 19, 27, 12, 15, 22, 31LAC vs HOU · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34, 22, 21, 30, 28LAC vs HOU · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32, 25, 21, 26, 23HOU @ LAC · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 13, 18, 22, 24, 14, 7, 20, 20HOU @ LAC · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 20, 16, 20, 18, 20, 19, 29, 20CHI vs CLE · L
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 22, 5, 6, 11, 11, 4, 15, 19HOU @ LAC · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST