FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 26, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed IND by 15 after the first quarter and won 102–99.

Final · R1 · G5
IND99
TOR102
Q1 TOR -15; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -13; Q4 TOR +3
Final · R1 · G5
BOS83
ATL110
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +27; Q4 ATL +27
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 26, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (LAC @ SAS), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · IND @ TOR

DeMar DeRozan drops 34 in 15-point comeback win over Indiana

Indiana led by 15 after one. Final: 102–99. First round series: Toronto 3, Indiana 2. Paul George scored 39 for Indiana in the loss.

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-9-13+3TOR AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND352629999
TOR20322525102
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 16, 27, 10, 14, 10, 21, 8, 34TOR34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 16, 15, 11, 11, 18, 21, 12, 14TOR14 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25, 19, 39IND39 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 5, 18, 19, 10, 4, 13, 22, 15IND15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.5Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.5 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 15 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg4.1Last 3 playoff games

4.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Reg. season avg25.6Today

26 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · BOS @ ATL · R1 · G5

Atlanta takes Game 5, leads Boston 3–2

110–83 in Atlanta. The first round series continues. Mike Scott led Atlanta with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL102–101G2 · @ ATLATL89–72G3 · @ BOSBOS111–103G4 · @ BOSBOS104–95G5 · @ ATLATL110–83Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 39

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 GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25, 19, 39IND @ TOR · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 16, 27, 10, 14, 10, 21, 8, 34TOR vs IND · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +20.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Mike ScottPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 3, 0, 10, 14, 6, 6, 4, 17ATL vs BOS · W
9.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 21, 23, 4, 23, 5, 20, 5, 16ATL vs BOS · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 24, 21, 16, 23, 13, 23, 13, 16ATL vs BOS · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 11, 15, 16, 10, 12, 17, 17, 15BOS @ ATL · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST