FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 11, 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 · G6
SAS114
HOU75
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +39
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 11, 2016: 2 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (TOR vs MIA), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · SAS @ HOU

LaMarcus Aldridge posts 34 and 12 as San Antonio beats Houston

34 points and 12 rebounds in a 114–75 win. San Antonio wins the conference semifinals series 4–2.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+19+23+39SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS31302627114
HOU2418221175
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 12, 17, 4, 15, 26, 16, 18, 34SAS34 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 2, 0, 11, 14, 7, 17, 12, 18SAS18 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 14, 2, 23, 2, 17, 16, 9, 20HOU20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 4, 8, 20, 14, 12, 8, 9, 15HOU15 PTS · 12 REB · 0 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
6.2Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.2 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 18 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
8.5Reg. season avg23.8Today

24 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in the regular season (38 games). Line: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.5Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.5 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 34

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.
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 12, 17, 4, 15, 26, 16, 18, 34SAS @ HOU · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 14, 2, 23, 2, 17, 16, 9, 20HOU vs SAS · L
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 2, 0, 11, 14, 7, 17, 12, 18SAS @ HOU · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 4, 8, 20, 14, 12, 8, 9, 15HOU vs SAS · L
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 20, 10, 7, 7, 15, 10, 20, 14SAS @ HOU · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 2, 4, 1, 4, 0, 2, 8, 11SAS @ HOU · W
4.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST