FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 6, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ATL by 8 at halftime and won 121–108.

Final · R2 · G3
CLE121
ATL108
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +13
Final · R2 · G3
SAS100
OKC96
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +4
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 6, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (LAC @ HOU), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · CLE @ ATL

Cleveland goes up 3–0 on Atlanta

Game 3 went to the Cavaliers, 121–108. Channing Frye led Cleveland with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-8-6+13CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE31243036121
ATL28352817108
Who led
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 5, 14, 3, 0, 0, 8, 12, 27CLE27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 34, 22, 27, 20, 22, 25, 27, 24CLE24 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 17, 8, 5, 6, 15, 10, 10, 24ATL24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 13, 23, 13, 16, 11, 8, 14, 19ATL19 PTS · 1 REB · 14 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+16.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.0Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 24 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg13.1Last 3 playoff games

13.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 25.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 2 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · SAS @ OKC · R2 · G3

San Antonio controls OKC start to finish

San Antonio won 100–96, leading by as many as 7 at a break. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs OKC
G1 · @ SASSAS124–92G2 · @ SASOKC98–97G3 · @ OKCSAS100–96Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 31

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 24, 19, 26, 25, 36, 14, 29, 31OKC vs SAS · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 26, 20, 13, 32, 21, 25, 14, 31SAS @ OKC · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 5, 14, 3, 0, 0, 8, 12, 27CLE @ ATL · W
8.3 PPG playoffs to date · +22.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33, 16, 28, 26OKC vs SAS · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 34, 22, 27, 20, 22, 25, 27, 24CLE @ ATL · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 8, 17, 10, 16, 15, 38, 41, 24SAS @ OKC · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST