FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 7, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed GSW by 6 after the first quarter and won 120–108.

Final · R2 · G3
TOR95
MIA91
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR 0; Q4 TOR +4
Final · R2 · G3
GSW108
POR120
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +12
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · GSW @ POR

Damian Lillard scores 40 as Portland beats Golden State

Portland won 120–108. Damian Lillard: 40 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists. Conference semifinals series: Portland 1, Golden State 2. Draymond Green scored 37 for Golden State in the loss.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+12+13+12POR AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW28183428108
POR22363527120
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30, 25, 40POR40 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Al-Farouq AminuPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 9, 9, 30, 7, 10, 15, 14, 23POR23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 12, 12, 9, 18, 15, 23, 17, 37GSW37 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37, 27, 35GSW35 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · TOR @ MIA · R2 · G3

Toronto handles Miami by 4

The Raptors won the fourth quarter 27–23. Final: 95–91. Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 33 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs MIA
G1 · @ TORMIA102–96G2 · @ TORTOR96–92G3 · @ MIATOR95–91Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.0Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 37 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg11.8Last 3 playoff games

11.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Reg. season avg22.2Today

22 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 40

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.
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30, 25, 40POR vs GSW · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +16.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, May 27, 2014: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 17, 12, 25, 23, 12, 24, 17, 38MIA vs TOR · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 12, 12, 9, 18, 15, 23, 17, 37GSW @ POR · L
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +21.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37, 27, 35GSW @ POR · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 21, 12, 14, 10, 11, 7, 18, 33TOR @ MIA · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +19.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Al-Farouq AminuPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 9, 9, 30, 7, 10, 15, 14, 23POR vs GSW · W
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST