FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 15, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed WAS by 1 after the first quarter and won 94–91.

Final · R2 · G6
ATL94
WAS91
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +3
Final · R2 · G6
GSW108
MEM95
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +13
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 15, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC @ LAC), 39 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · ATL @ WAS

Atlanta closes out Washington in six

Atlanta won Game 6, 94–91, to take the conference semifinals series 4–2. DeMarre Carroll led Atlanta with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

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 Q3Final0-1+6+8+3ATL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL1926272294
WAS2019252791
Who led
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 24, 20, 24, 22, 14, 5, 10, 25ATL25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 10, 25, 15, 18, 8, 19, 14, 20ATL20 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 16, 23, 28, 20, 17, 34, 23, 29WAS29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 16, 10, 26, 19, 14, 18, 15, 20WAS20 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Second story · GSW @ MEM · R2 · G6

Steady Golden State beats Memphis

Leads at every break, then a 108–95 final. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs MEM
G1 · @ GSWGSW101–86G2 · @ GSWMEM97–90G3 · @ MEMMEM99–89G4 · @ MEMGSW101–84G5 · @ GSWGSW98–78G6 · @ MEMGSW108–95Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.3Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 29 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Reg. season avg34.3Today

34 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 32

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, 22, 40, 39, 22, 19, 23, 33, 18, 32GSW @ MEM · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 16, 23, 28, 20, 17, 34, 23, 29WAS vs ATL · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 24, 20, 24, 22, 14, 5, 10, 25ATL @ WAS · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 21, 26, 21, 15, 21, 19, 18, 21MEM vs GSW · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 16, 10, 26, 19, 14, 18, 15, 20WAS vs ATL · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 10, 25, 15, 18, 8, 19, 14, 20ATL @ WAS · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST