FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 22, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 3 after the first quarter and won 101–91.

Final · R1 · G3
CLE101
DET91
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +10
Final · R1 · G3
ATL103
BOS111
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +8
Final · R1 · G3
SAS96
MEM87
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +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 22, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (LAC vs SAS), 29 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · CLE @ DET

Cleveland wins Game 3 over Detroit, 101–91

First round series: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0. Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 26 points, 0 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+1+6+10CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE24302522101
DET2726201891
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22, 26CLE26 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27, 20CLE20 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 13, 2, 18, 14, 17, 21, 13, 18DET18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 11, 12, 13, 8, 9, 13, 20, 17DET17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SAS @ MEM · R1 · G3

San Antonio handles Memphis by 9

The Spurs won the first quarter 26–18. Final: 96–87. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs MEM
G1 · @ SASSAS106–74G2 · @ SASSAS94–68G3 · @ MEMSAS96–87Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg14.9Last 3 playoff games

14.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Reg. season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 11 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 42

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.
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 32, 20, 16, 17, 21, 27, 16, 42BOS vs ATL · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Bradley Beal WAS, Nov 21, 2016: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Career high42 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 33, 18, 23, 20, 26, 20, 13, 32SAS @ MEM · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22, 26CLE @ DET · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 20, 23, 24, 21, 16, 23, 13, 23ATL @ BOS · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27, 20CLE @ DET · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 25, 17, 23, 20, 10, 28, 16, 20CLE @ DET · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST