FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 2, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
ATL93
CLE104
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +11
Final · R2 · G2
OKC98
SAS97
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 OKC +1
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 2, 2015: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS @ LAC), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · OKC @ SAS

OKC pulls level with San Antonio

Game 2 to OKC, 98–97. The conference semifinals series is tied 1–1. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 41 for San Antonio in the loss.

Game flow · OKC 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+8+3+1+1OKC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC2927212198
SAS2132232197
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 13, 24, 19, 26, 25, 36, 14, 29OKC29 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33, 16, 28OKC28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 24, 8, 17, 10, 16, 15, 38, 41SAS41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 20, 26, 20, 13, 32, 21, 25, 14SAS14 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · ATL @ CLE · R2 · G1

Cleveland never trails at a break against Atlanta

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 104–93. LeBron James led Cleveland with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs CLE
G1 · @ CLECLE104–93Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.0Reg. season avg31.3Last 3 playoff games

31.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 41 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Reg. season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 27.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 8 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 41

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.
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 24, 8, 17, 10, 16, 15, 38, 41SAS vs OKC · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +21.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 17, 2004: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 13, 24, 19, 26, 25, 36, 14, 29OKC @ SAS · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33, 16, 28OKC @ SAS · W
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 11, 0, 8, 20, 7, 9, 12, 27ATL @ CLE · L
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · +17.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 17, 33, 34, 22, 27, 20, 22, 25CLE vs ATL · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 26, 11, 35, 31, 22, 26, 31, 21CLE vs ATL · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST