FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 29, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed TOR by 4 at halftime and won 101–83.

Final · R1 · G6
TOR83
IND101
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +18
Final · R1 · G6
MIA97
CHA90
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +7
Final · R1 · G6
LAC103
POR106
Q1 POR 0; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +3
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 29, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (POR @ MEM), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · TOR @ IND

Indiana evens the series with Toronto at 3–3

Indiana won Game 6, 101–83, in the first round. Paul George led Indiana with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-4+7+18IND AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2222201983
IND20203130101
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25, 19, 39, 21IND21 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 13, 4, 10, 8, 17, 4, 14, 15IND15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 4, 2, 18, 16, 10, 0, 8, 15TOR15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 5, 8, 6, 2, 17, 12, 5, 15TOR15 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAC @ POR · R1 · G6

Portland finishes off Clippers, wins the series 4–2

106–103 in Game 6 of the first round. Damian Lillard led Portland with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs POR
G1 · @ LACLAC115–95G2 · @ LACLAC102–81G3 · @ PORPOR96–88G4 · @ PORPOR98–84G5 · @ LACPOR108–98G6 · @ PORPOR106–103Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.4Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg2.4Last 3 playoff games

2.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 37

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.
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 18, 2, 19, 29, 17, 34, 14, 37CHA vs MIA · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 30, 22, 13, 11, 19, 12, 17, 32LAC @ POR · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +17.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 31, 21, 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28POR vs LAC · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 14, 17, 16, 28, 17, 12, 25, 23MIA @ CHA · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25, 19, 39, 21IND vs TOR · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · −7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 14, 16, 11, 9, 4, 4, 13, 21LAC @ POR · L
10.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST