FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 1, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7
CHA73
MIA106
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +30; Q4 MIA +33
Final · R2 · G1
POR106
GSW118
Q1 GSW +20; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +12
Final · R1 · G7
IND84
TOR89
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +5
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 · 2014–15May 1, 2015: 1 game. Top scorer: Paul Millsap (ATL @ BKN), 25 points.
The lead · First round · Game 7 · IND @ TOR

Toronto wins Game 7 against Indiana

89–84. Toronto takes the first round series 4–3. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+6+14+5TOR AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2321202084
TOR2822281189
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 10, 14, 10, 21, 8, 34, 8, 30TOR30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 30, 5, 3, 2, 10, 10, 2, 13TOR13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25, 19, 39, 21, 26IND26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 19, 10, 4, 13, 22, 15, 12, 19IND19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · POR @ GSW · R2 · G1

Golden State leads Portland wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 118–106. Best quarter: the first, 37–17. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 37 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWGSW118–106Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.4Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg7.5Last 3 playoff games

7.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson 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.
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 14, 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37GSW vs POR · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 10, 14, 10, 21, 8, 34, 8, 30TOR vs IND · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 21, 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30POR @ GSW · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25, 19, 39, 21, 26IND @ TOR · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 18, 9, 18, 11, 12, 10, 14, 25MIA vs CHA · W
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 11, 11, 12, 12, 9, 18, 15, 23GSW vs POR · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Feb 13, 2018: 23 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
23 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST