FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 23, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed OKC by 6 after the first quarter and won 113–96.

Final · R1 · G4
HOU119
MIN100
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +31; Q4 HOU +19
Final · R1 · G4
OKC96
UTA113
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +17
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 23, 2017: 4 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs HOU), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · OKC @ UTA

Donovan Mitchell scores 33 in Utah win over OKC

Final: 113–96. Donovan Mitchell added 7 rebounds and 4 assists. First round series: Utah 3, OKC 1.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+6+17+17UTA AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC3022212396
UTA24343223113
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28, 22, 33UTA33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 11, 22, 4, 5, 13, 3, 21, 20UTA20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18, 23, 32OKC32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14, 23OKC23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Second story · HOU @ MIN · R1 · G4

Houston beats Minnesota by 19, moves within one of advancing

Game 4: 119–100. Series: 3–1. James Harden led Houston with 36 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs MIN
G1 · @ HOUHOU104–101G2 · @ HOUHOU102–82G3 · @ MINMIN121–105G4 · @ MINHOU119–100Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.5Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 33 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

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

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Reg. season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in the regular season (25 games). Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 38, 24, 26, 21, 44, 12, 29, 36HOU @ MIN · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28, 22, 33UTA vs OKC · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18, 23, 32OKC @ UTA · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 8, 27, 17, 22, 14, 27, 17, 25HOU @ MIN · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14, 23OKC @ UTA · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 26, 14, 24, 26, 8, 5, 18, 22MIN vs HOU · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST