FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 20, 2017Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 25 at halftime and won 119–114.

Final · R1 · G3
CLE119
IND114
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -25; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +5
Final · R1 · G3
TOR77
MIL104
Q1 MIL +20; Q2 MIL +27; Q3 MIL +32; Q4 MIL +27
Final · R1 · G3
SAS94
MEM105
Q1 MEM 0; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +11
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 · 2015–16Apr 20, 2016: 3 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (CHA @ MIA), 29 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · CLE @ IND

LeBron James scores 41 as Cleveland beats Indiana

Cleveland won 119–114. LeBron James: 41 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists. First round series: Cleveland 3, Indiana 0. Paul George scored 36 for Indiana in the loss.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-25-7+5CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE27223535119
IND37371723114
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 41, 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41CLE41 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 28, 15, 15, 11, 25, 17, 27, 13CLE13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 35, 23, 37, 27, 32, 29, 32, 36IND36 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 20, 15, 9, 15, 19, 15, 23, 15IND15 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · SAS @ MEM · R1 · G3

Memphis stays alive against San Antonio

A 105–94 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Mike Conley led Memphis with 24 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs MEM
G1 · @ SASSAS111–82G2 · @ SASSAS96–82G3 · @ MEMMEM105–94Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = MEM win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.7Reg. season avg32.3Last 3 playoff games

32.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 36 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg9.0Last 2 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 41, 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41CLE @ IND · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Luka Doncic DAL, Nov 29, 2022: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
41 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 35, 23, 37, 27, 32, 29, 32, 36IND vs CLE · L
32.3 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 20, 19, 31, 15, 15, 13, 24, 24MEM vs SAS · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 11, 23, 16, 13, 13, 32, 12, 21MEM vs SAS · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 13, 18, 20, 2, 15, 6, 18, 21MEM vs SAS · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 13, 9, 10, 8, 15, 10, 20, 20MIL vs TOR · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST