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Wednesday, May 27, 2015Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 5 after the first quarter and won 104–90.

Final · CF · G5
HOU90
GSW104
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +14
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 27, 2014: 1 game. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs SAS), 40 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · HOU @ GSW

Golden State finishes off Houston, wins the series 4–1

104–90 in Game 5 of the conference finals. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+6+6+14GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2224222290
GSW17352230104
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 33, 18, 32, 34, 33, 40, 23, 26GSW26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 12, 14, 13, 14, 7, 0, 14, 24GSW24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 20, 20, 16, 7, 19, 14, 14, 18HOU18 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 7, 4, 7, 9, 4, 10, 16HOU16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.8Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (33 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 26

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: 19, 23, 33, 18, 32, 34, 33, 40, 23, 26GSW vs HOU · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 12, 14, 13, 14, 7, 0, 14, 24GSW vs HOU · W
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 15, 21, 20, 15, 13, 17, 24, 20GSW vs HOU · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 20, 20, 16, 7, 19, 14, 14, 18HOU @ GSW · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 7, 4, 7, 9, 4, 10, 16HOU @ GSW · L
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 15, 19, 11, 9, 3, 13, 1, 16HOU @ GSW · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST