FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 8, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed SAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 111–97.

Final · R2 · G4
CLE100
ATL99
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +1
Final · R2 · G4
SAS97
OKC111
Q1 OKC -10; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +14
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 8, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: JJ Redick (LAC vs HOU), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · SAS @ OKC

Kevin Durant scores 41, OKC rallies past San Antonio

OKC trailed by 10 after one and won 111–97. Conference semifinals series: OKC 2, San Antonio 2.

Game flow · OKC 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 Q3Final0-10-8-4+14OKC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2726281697
OKC17283234111
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33, 16, 28, 26, 41OKC41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 8, 19, 12, 11, 11, 3, 6, 17OKC17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 15, 6, 2, 16, 2, 7, 19, 22SAS22 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 20, 13, 32, 21, 25, 14, 31, 21SAS21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · CLE @ ATL · R2 · G4

Cleveland closes out Atlanta in four

Cleveland won Game 4, 100–99, to take the conference semifinals series 4–0. Kevin Love led Cleveland with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs ATL
G1 · @ CLECLE104–93G2 · @ CLECLE123–98G3 · @ ATLCLE121–108G4 · @ ATLCLE100–99Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.0Reg. season avg28.3Last 3 playoff games

28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant 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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33, 16, 28, 26, 41OKC vs SAS · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 28, 2010: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 28, 16, 20, 11, 17, 11, 21, 27CLE @ ATL · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 15, 6, 2, 16, 2, 7, 19, 22SAS @ OKC · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 22, 27, 20, 22, 25, 27, 24, 21CLE @ ATL · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 35, 31, 22, 26, 31, 21, 19, 24, 21CLE @ ATL · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 20, 7, 9, 12, 27, 5, 8, 21ATL vs CLE · L
11.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST