FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 18, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed OKC by 3 after three quarters and won 85–84.

Final · R1 · G2
IND87
TOR98
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +11
Final · R1 · G2
DAL85
OKC84
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +1
Final · R1 · G2
HOU106
GSW115
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +9
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 · 2014–15Apr 18, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (NOP @ GSW), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · DAL @ OKC

Dallas evens the series with OKC at 1–1

Dallas won Game 2, 85–84, in the first round. Raymond Felton led Dallas with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+2-3+1DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2421142685
OKC2023192284
Who led
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 2, 3, 11, 21, 10, 22, 7, 21DAL21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 13, 7, 21, 14, 22, 19, 18, 17DAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 34, 31, 33, 26, 31, 34, 23, 21OKC21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 24, 26, 23, 13, 24, 13, 24, 19OKC19 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 16 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg4.0Last 2 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Reg. season avg28.1Today

28 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in the regular season (33 games). Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · HOU @ GSW · R1 · G2

Golden State controls Houston start to finish

Golden State won 115–106, leading by as many as 9 at a break. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 34 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWGSW104–78G2 · @ GSWGSW115–106Game by game through Apr 18, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 34

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.
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 21, 28, 14, 20, 14, 16, 16, 34GSW vs HOU · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 41, 26, 30, 40, 34, 38, 17, 28HOU @ GSW · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 20, 20, 29, 14, 15, 19, 33, 28IND @ TOR · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 16, 12, 13, 10, 14, 17, 12, 23TOR vs IND · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 2, 3, 11, 21, 10, 22, 7, 21DAL @ OKC · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 34, 31, 33, 26, 31, 34, 23, 21OKC vs DAL · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST