FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 23, 2017Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed OKC by 4 after the first quarter and won 113–109.

Final · R1 · G4
CLE106
IND102
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +4
Final · R1 · G4
HOU113
OKC109
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +4
Final · R1 · G4
BOS104
CHI95
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +9
Final · R1 · G4
LAC98
UTA105
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +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 · 2015–16Apr 23, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (POR vs LAC), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · HOU @ OKC

Houston beats OKC by 4, moves within one of advancing

Game 4: 113–109. Series: 3–1. Nene Hilario led Houston with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist. Russell Westbrook scored 35 for OKC in the loss.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-4-4+4HOU AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU22321940113
OKC26321932109
Who led
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 17, 16, 8, 9, 15, 7, 4, 28HOU28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 11, 13, 17, 11, 8, 22, 12, 18HOU18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 40, 12, 45, 23, 50, 5, 22, 51, 32, 35OKC35 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
Steven AdamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 12, 10, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 18OKC18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Reg. season avg12.1Last 2 playoff games

12.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 33.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Reg. season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · LAC @ UTA · R1 · G4

Utah wins Game 4 over Clippers, 105–98

First round series: Utah 2, Clippers 2. Joe Johnson led Utah with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs UTA
G1 · @ LACUTA97–95G2 · @ LACLAC99–91G3 · @ UTALAC111–106G4 · @ UTAUTA105–98Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 35

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: 40, 12, 45, 23, 50, 5, 22, 51, 32, 35OKC vs HOU · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Luka Doncic DAL, Jan 12, 2023: 35 PTS · 14 REB · 13 AST
35 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 19, 33, 17, 25, 30, 22, 14, 33CHI vs BOS · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 41, 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33CLE @ IND · W
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 35, 32, 27, 13, 33, 20, 16, 33BOS @ CHI · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 17, 16, 8, 9, 15, 7, 4, 28HOU @ OKC · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +19.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 22, 13, 19, 8, 21, 13, 15, 28UTA vs LAC · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST