FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 20, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 5 after the first quarter and won 107–90.

Final · R1 · G2
CHA103
MIA115
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R1 · G2
DET90
CLE107
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +17
Final · R1 · G2
POR81
LAC102
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +21
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 20, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (CHI vs MIL), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · DET @ CLE

Cleveland beats Detroit by 17, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 107–90. Series: 2–0. LeBron James led Cleveland with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · CLE 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 Q3Final0-5+2+14+17CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2825152290
CLE23322725107
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27CLE27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22CLE22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 12, 11, 12, 13, 8, 9, 13, 20DET20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 13, 11, 22, 21, 24, 39, 17, 14DET14 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.3Reg. season avg23.5Last 2 playoff games

23.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 12.3 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 16 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg3.8Last 2 playoff games

3.8 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Reg. season avg33.7Today

34 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · CHA @ MIA · R1 · G2

Miami goes up 2–0 on Charlotte

Game 2 went to the Heat, 115–103. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · CHA vs MIA
G1 · @ MIAMIA123–91G2 · @ MIAMIA115–103Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 29

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.
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 11, 34, 22, 16, 18, 2, 19, 29CHA @ MIA · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 16, 21, 17, 17, 14, 17, 16, 28MIA vs CHA · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27CLE vs DET · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 20, 27, 25, 13, 5, 12, 28, 25LAC vs POR · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 5, 24, 6, 10, 16, 26, 13, 25CHA @ MIA · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22CLE vs DET · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST