FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 17, 2016Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 5 at halftime and won 106–101.

Final · R1 · G1
DET101
CLE106
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · R1 · G1
CHA91
MIA123
Q1 MIA +19; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +32
Final · R1 · G1
MEM74
SAS106
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +32
Final · R1 · G1
POR95
LAC115
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +20
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 · First round · Game 1 · DET @ CLE

Kyrie Irving scores 31 in Cleveland win over Detroit

Final: 106–101. Kyrie Irving added 5 rebounds and 6 assists. First round series: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0.

Game flow · CLE 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+2-5-2+5CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET25332023101
CLE27262330106
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31CLE31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 19, 15, 25, 17, 23, 20, 10, 28CLE28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 8, 15, 13, 2, 18, 14, 17, 21DET21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 24, 31, 16, 1, 9, 13, 16, 20DET20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · POR @ LAC · R1 · G1

Clippers never trails at a break against Portland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 115–95. Chris Paul led Clippers with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs LAC
G1 · @ LACLAC115–95Game by game through Apr 17, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+18.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.3Reg. season avg31Today

31 points today in 33 minutes, against 12.3 a game in the regular season (74 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg34.7Today

35 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (52 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−11.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.8Reg. season avg9Today

9 points today in 37 minutes, against 20.8 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Top performances

Kyrie Irving 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.
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31CLE vs DET · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 14, 12, 13, 10, 20, 17, 6, 31MIA vs CHA · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 13, 20, 27, 25, 13, 5, 12, 28LAC vs POR · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 19, 15, 25, 17, 23, 20, 10, 28CLE vs DET · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 25, 19, 19, 5, 14, 10, 6, 24CHA @ MIA · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22CLE vs DET · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST