FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 25, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIA by 7 after the first quarter and won 89–85.

Final · R1 · G4
MIA85
CHA89
Q1 CHA -7; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +4
Final · R1 · G5
DAL104
OKC118
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +14
Final · R1 · G4
LAC84
POR98
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +14
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 25, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ NOP), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · MIA @ CHA

Kemba Walker scores 34 in Charlotte win over Miami

Final: 89–85. Kemba Walker added 4 rebounds and 1 assist. First round series: Charlotte 2, Miami 2.

Game flow · CHA 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 Q3Final0-7+9+8+4CHA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2613222485
CHA1929212089
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 22, 16, 18, 2, 19, 29, 17, 34CHA34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 11, 1, 25, 10, 9, 11, 18, 21CHA21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 13, 7, 25, 19, 11, 8, 7, 16MIA16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 20, 17, 6, 31, 16, 19, 15MIA15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DAL @ OKC · R1 · G5

OKC never trails at a break against Dallas

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 118–104. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 36 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCOKC108–70G2 · @ OKCDAL85–84G3 · @ DALOKC131–102G4 · @ DALOKC119–108G5 · @ OKCOKC118–104Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
3.8Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 3.8 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg3.9Last 3 playoff games

3.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 5 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Reg. season avg27.9Today

28 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 36

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 13, 24, 13, 24, 19, 26, 25, 36OKC vs DAL · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 22, 16, 18, 2, 19, 29, 17, 34CHA vs MIA · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 26, 31, 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33OKC vs DAL · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Al-Farouq AminuPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 6, 27, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 30POR vs LAC · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +20.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 14, 22, 19, 18, 17, 16, 27, 24DAL @ OKC · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 11, 1, 25, 10, 9, 11, 18, 21CHA vs MIA · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST