FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 18, 2018Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by UTA (vs OKC) and HOU (vs MIN).

Final · R1 · G2
IND97
CLE100
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +3
Final · R1 · G2
UTA102
OKC95
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 UTA +7
Final · R1 · G2
MIN82
HOU102
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +20
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 · 2016–17Apr 18, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL @ TOR), 24 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · UTA @ OKC

Utah pulls level with OKC

Game 2 to Utah, 102–95. The first round series is tied 1–1. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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+1+7-5+7UTA AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA26272128102
OKC2521331695
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 21, 26, 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28UTA28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 23, 31, 9, 9, 13, 17, 13, 22UTA22 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 33, 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19OKC19 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 13, 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18OKC18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIN @ HOU · R1 · G2

Houston wins Game 2 over Minnesota, 102–82

First round series: Houston 2, Minnesota 0. Chris Paul led Houston with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs HOU
G1 · @ HOUHOU104–101G2 · @ HOUHOU102–82Game by game through Apr 18, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.5Reg. season avg35.0Last 2 playoff games

35.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 46 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg11.4Last 2 playoff games

11.4 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Reg. season avg28.8Today

29 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 46

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 27, 16, 27, 33, 44, 26, 10, 24, 46CLE vs IND · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady HOU, Jan 9, 2005: 45 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
46 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 21, 26, 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28UTA @ OKC · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 22, 13, 8, 27, 17, 22, 14, 27HOU vs MIN · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 23, 31, 9, 9, 13, 17, 13, 22UTA @ OKC · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 30, 25, 21, 5, 27, 32, 22IND @ CLE · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 11, 16, 6, 14, 16, 31, 4, 21HOU vs MIN · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST