FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 25, 2015Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G4
GSW115
HOU128
Q1 HOU +23; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +15; 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
On this day · 2013–14May 25, 2014: 1 game. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs SAS), 26 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · GSW @ HOU

James Harden goes for 45 in Houston win over Golden State

Houston won 128–115. Conference finals series: Houston 1, Golden State 3.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+23+10+15+13HOU AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW22372531115
HOU45243029128
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 21, 26, 23, 31, 28, 38, 17, 45HOU45 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 1, 9, 19, 15, 17, 10, 16, 20HOU20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 20, 15, 21, 20, 15, 13, 17, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 23, 33, 18, 32, 34, 33, 40, 23GSW23 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.8Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Reg. season avg24.4Today

24 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.8rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
8.2Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 21 points in 40 minutes.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 45

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: 32, 25, 21, 26, 23, 31, 28, 38, 17, 45HOU vs GSW · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Ricky Davis CLE, Dec 9, 2002: 45 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
45 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 20, 15, 21, 20, 15, 13, 17, 24GSW @ HOU · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 23, 33, 18, 32, 34, 33, 40, 23GSW @ HOU · L
29.4 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 6, 16, 7, 16, 13, 12, 17, 21GSW @ HOU · L
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 1, 9, 19, 15, 17, 10, 16, 20HOU vs GSW · W
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 18, 22, 13, 22, 20, 7, 7, 17HOU vs GSW · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST