FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 25, 2017Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed OKC by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–99.

Final · R1 · G5
OKC99
HOU105
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +6
Final · R1 · G5
MEM103
SAS116
Q1 SAS 0; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +13
Final · R1 · G5
UTA96
LAC92
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +4
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 25, 2016: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs DAL), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · OKC @ HOU

Houston closes out OKC in five

Houston won Game 5, 105–99, to take the first round series 4–1. James Harden led Houston with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Russell Westbrook scored 47 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+7-5+6HOU AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC2222332299
HOU16352133105
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 35, 14, 27, 37, 35, 44, 16, 34HOU34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 15, 18, 7, 11, 21, 22, 18, 22HOU22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 12, 45, 23, 50, 5, 22, 51, 32, 35, 47OKC47 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 2, 6, 13, 10, 9, 6, 10, 11OKC11 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · UTA @ LAC · R1 · G5

Utah beats Clippers, 96–92

Utah led 64–58 after three and won by 4. Gordon Hayward led Utah with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs LAC
G1 · @ LACUTA97–95G2 · @ LACLAC99–91G3 · @ UTALAC111–106G4 · @ UTAUTA105–98G5 · @ LACUTA96–92Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg7.1Last 3 playoff games

7.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 47

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: 12, 45, 23, 50, 5, 22, 51, 32, 35, 47OKC @ HOU · L
37.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Apr 1, 2006: 47 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
47 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 35, 14, 27, 37, 35, 44, 16, 34HOU vs OKC · W
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 19, 19, 17, 25, 21, 34, 27, 28LAC vs UTA · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 28, 18, 14, 32, 37, 18, 43, 28SAS vs MEM · W
31.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 39, 21, 14, 19, 20, 40, 3, 27UTA @ LAC · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 31, 15, 15, 13, 24, 24, 35, 26MEM @ SAS · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST