FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 28, 2017Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed UTA by 2 after the first quarter and won 98–93.

Final · R1 · G6
WAS115
ATL99
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +16
Final · R1 · G6
BOS105
CHI83
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +22
Final · R1 · G6
LAC98
UTA93
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +5
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 28, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (BOS vs ATL), 25 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · LAC @ UTA

Clippers even the series with Utah at 3–3

Clippers won Game 6, 98–93, in the first round. Chris Paul led Clippers with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · LAC 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 Q3Final0-2+2+8+5LAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC2027312098
UTA2223252393
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 19, 17, 25, 21, 34, 27, 28, 29LAC29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 14, 18, 10, 18, 17, 12, 14, 13LAC13 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 21, 14, 19, 20, 40, 3, 27, 31UTA31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 20, 13, 16, 12, 26, 13, 12, 22UTA22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · WAS @ ATL · R1 · G6

Washington controls Atlanta start to finish

Washington won 115–99, leading by as many as 19 at a break. John Wall led Washington with 42 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.

Series tracker · WAS vs ATL
G1 · @ WASWAS114–107G2 · @ WASWAS109–101G3 · @ ATLATL116–98G4 · @ ATLATL111–101G5 · @ WASWAS103–99G6 · @ ATLWAS115–99Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = WAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg11.9Last 3 playoff games

11.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Reg. season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 42

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.
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 24, 16, 32, 32, 29, 22, 20, 42WAS @ ATL · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Stephon Marbury NYK, Feb 8, 2004: 42 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 22, 10, 19, 27, 29, 19, 21, 31ATL vs WAS · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 21, 14, 19, 20, 40, 3, 27, 31UTA vs LAC · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 16, 33, 22, 31, 12, 32, 27, 31WAS @ ATL · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 19, 17, 25, 21, 34, 27, 28, 29LAC @ UTA · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 13, 8, 25, 23, 27, 18, 29, 26ATL vs WAS · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST