FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 9, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, all went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed POR by 10 at halftime and won 132–125.

Final · OT · R2 · G4
TOR87
MIA94
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +7
Final · OT · R2 · G4
GSW132
POR125
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW 0; OT1 GSW +7
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 9, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ MEM), 23 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · GSW @ POR

Stephen Curry scores 40, Golden State wins in overtime

Tied 111–111 after regulation. Final: 132–125. Conference semifinals series: Golden State 3, Portland 1. Damian Lillard scored 36 for Portland in the loss.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-10+10+7GSW AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
GSW1839292521132
POR2641182614125
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 21, 27, 17, 37, 46, 24, 6, 40GSW40 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37, 27, 35, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30, 25, 40, 36POR36 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 27, 19, 27, 20, 12, 22, 22, 24POR24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.0Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg5.4Last 2 playoff games

5.4 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · TOR @ MIA · R2 · G4

Miami evens the series with Toronto at 2–2

Miami won Game 4, 94–87, in the conference semifinals. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs MIA
G1 · @ TORMIA102–96G2 · @ TORTOR96–92G3 · @ MIATOR95–91G4 · @ MIAMIA94–87Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Top performances

Stephen Curry 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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 21, 27, 17, 37, 46, 24, 6, 40GSW @ POR · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Vince Carter NJN, Feb 25, 2007: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30, 25, 40, 36POR vs GSW · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 12, 25, 23, 12, 24, 17, 38, 30MIA vs TOR · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 27, 19, 27, 20, 12, 22, 22, 24POR vs GSW · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37, 27, 35, 23GSW @ POR · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 12, 9, 18, 15, 23, 17, 37, 21GSW @ POR · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST