FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 17, 2015Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G7
LAC100
HOU113
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +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
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · LAC @ HOU

James Harden scores 31 in Houston win over Clippers

Final: 113–100. James Harden added 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Houston wins the conference semifinals series 4–3.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+10+17+13HOU AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC21252232100
HOU28282928113
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 24, 28, 20, 32, 25, 21, 26, 23, 31HOU31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 5, 17, 15, 10, 18, 22, 13, 22HOU22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 24, 26, 34, 22, 21, 30, 28, 27LAC27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 7, 34, 19, 19, 27, 12, 15, 22, 31, 26LAC26 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 45 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Reg. season avg41.1Today

41 minutes today, against 30.9 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 17 points in 26 minutes.

Top performances

James Harden 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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 24, 28, 20, 32, 25, 21, 26, 23, 31HOU vs LAC · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 24, 26, 34, 22, 21, 30, 28, 27LAC @ HOU · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 7, 34, 19, 19, 27, 12, 15, 22, 31, 26LAC @ HOU · L
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 5, 17, 15, 10, 18, 22, 13, 22HOU vs LAC · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 16, 21, 19, 12, 13, 5, 9, 17LAC @ HOU · L
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 7, 10, 16, 6, 26, 13, 8, 16LAC @ HOU · L
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST