FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 27, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIA by 6 after three quarters and won 90–88.

Final · R1 · G5
CHA90
MIA88
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA -6; Q4 CHA +2
Final · R1 · G5
POR108
LAC98
Q1 POR 0; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR 0; Q4 POR +10
Final · R1 · G5
HOU81
GSW114
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +22; Q3 GSW +30; Q4 GSW +33
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 27, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: Deron Williams (BKN vs ATL), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · CHA @ MIA

Charlotte beats Miami by 2, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 90–88. Series: 3–2. Marvin Williams led Charlotte with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

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+3+2-6+2CHA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA2821162590
MIA2522241788
Who led
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 14, 16, 11, 2, 0, 12, 0, 17CHA17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 16, 18, 2, 19, 29, 17, 34, 14CHA14 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 14, 17, 16, 28, 17, 12, 25MIA25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 20, 17, 6, 31, 16, 19, 15, 16MIA16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.3Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · POR @ LAC · R1 · G5

Portland goes up 3–2 on Clippers

Game 5 went to the Trail Blazers, 108–98. CJ McCollum led Portland with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs LAC
G1 · @ LACLAC115–95G2 · @ LACLAC102–81G3 · @ PORPOR96–88G4 · @ PORPOR98–84G5 · @ LACPOR108–98Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 40, 34, 38, 17, 28, 35, 18, 35HOU @ GSW · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 26, 21, 17, 9, 16, 27, 19, 27POR @ LAC · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 20, 14, 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27GSW vs HOU · W
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 14, 17, 16, 28, 17, 12, 25MIA vs CHA · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 11, 31, 21, 21, 17, 32, 12, 22POR @ LAC · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 14, 5, 3, 9, 12, 10, 12, 19POR @ LAC · W
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST