FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 25, 2018Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed UTA by 15 at halftime and won 107–99.

Final · R1 · G5
IND95
CLE98
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +3
Final · R1 · G5
WAS98
TOR108
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +10
Final · R1 · G5
MIN104
HOU122
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +18
Final · R1 · G5
UTA99
OKC107
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -15; Q3 OKC 0; Q4 OKC +8
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 25, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC @ HOU), 47 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · UTA @ OKC

Russell Westbrook scores 45 as OKC beats Utah

OKC won 107–99. Russell Westbrook: 45 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists. First round series: OKC 2, Utah 3.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-150+8OKC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA3422222199
OKC29123729107
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14, 23, 45OKC45 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18, 23, 32, 34OKC34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 18, 11, 12, 13, 1, 4, 6, 27UTA27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28, 22, 33, 23UTA23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · IND @ CLE · R1 · G5

Cleveland wins Game 5 over Indiana, 98–95

First round series: Cleveland 3, Indiana 2. LeBron James led Cleveland with 44 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs CLE
G1 · @ CLEIND98–80G2 · @ CLECLE100–97G3 · @ INDIND92–90G4 · @ INDCLE104–100G5 · @ CLECLE98–95Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.9Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 34 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg5.2Last 3 playoff games

5.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg32.9Today

33 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 45

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14, 23, 45OKC vs UTA · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +23.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Blake Griffin LAC, Nov 20, 2010: 44 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
45 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 44, 26, 10, 24, 46, 28, 32, 44CLE vs IND · W
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Zach LaVine CHI, Jan 25, 2020: 44 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
44 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18, 23, 32, 34OKC vs UTA · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 12, 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35, 32TOR vs WAS · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 18, 11, 12, 13, 1, 4, 6, 27UTA @ OKC · L
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +21.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29, 28, 27, 26WAS @ TOR · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST