FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 8, 2017Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G4
GSW121
UTA95
Q1 GSW +22; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +26
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 · 2015–16May 8, 2016: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs SAS), 41 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · GSW @ UTA

Stephen Curry scores 30 in Golden State rout of Utah

Final: 121–95, a 26-point win. Golden State wins the conference semifinals series 4–0.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+22+8+14+26GSW AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW39213328121
UTA1735271695
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 29, 19, 34, 37, 22, 23, 23, 30GSW30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 15, 16, 24, 18, 15, 14, 6, 21GSW21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 40, 3, 27, 31, 26, 12, 33, 29, 25UTA25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shelvin MackPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 6, 14, 11, 18UTA18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.9Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg6.2Last 3 playoff games

6.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Reg. season avg31.5Today

32 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 30

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: 28, 20, 29, 19, 34, 37, 22, 23, 23, 30GSW @ UTA · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 40, 3, 27, 31, 26, 12, 33, 29, 25UTA vs GSW · L
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 15, 16, 24, 18, 15, 14, 6, 21GSW @ UTA · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 0, 16, 16, 29, 32, 10, 17, 25, 38, 18GSW @ UTA · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shelvin MackPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 6, 14, 11, 18UTA vs GSW · L
6.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 19, 6, 9, 21, 17, 21, 9, 17GSW @ UTA · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Grant Hill DET, Dec 28, 1995: 17 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
17 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST