FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 24, 2016Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by BOS (vs ATL) and CLE (vs DET).

Final · R1 · G4
SAS116
MEM95
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +21
Final · R1 · G4
GSW121
HOU94
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW 0; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +27
Final · OT · R1 · G4
ATL95
BOS104
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +9
Final · R1 · G4
CLE100
DET98
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +2
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 24, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ DAL), 42 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · CLE @ DET

Kyrie Irving scores 31 as Cleveland wins in Detroit

Final: 100–98. Kyrie Irving made 12 of 25 shots from the field. Cleveland wins the first round series 4–0.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+1+3+2CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE25282819100
DET2824262098
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22, 26, 31CLE31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27, 20, 22CLE22 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 1, 9, 13, 16, 20, 11, 16, 24DET24 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 21, 13, 17, 16, 9, 13, 13, 23DET23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 22 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.2Reg. season avg19.2Last 2 playoff games

19.2 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 34.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg47.3Today

47 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · ATL @ BOS · R1 · G4

Boston pulls level with Atlanta

Game 4 to Boston, 104–95. The first round series is tied 2–2. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs BOS
G1 · @ ATLATL102–101G2 · @ ATLATL89–72G3 · @ BOSBOS111–103G4 · @ BOSBOS104–95Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Paul Millsap leads the day with 45

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.
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 13, 31, 9, 13, 14, 4, 8, 45ATL @ BOS · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +36.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, May 11, 2009: 44 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Season high45 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22, 26, 31CLE @ DET · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 20, 16, 17, 21, 27, 16, 42, 28BOS vs ATL · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 10, 13, 11, 22, 14, 4, 8, 26MEM vs SAS · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 1, 9, 13, 16, 20, 11, 16, 24DET vs CLE · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 21, 13, 17, 16, 9, 13, 13, 23DET vs CLE · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST