FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 29, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7
IND101
CLE105
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +4
Final · R2 · G1
UTA96
HOU110
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +25; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +14
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 7 · IND @ CLE

LeBron James goes for 45 in Cleveland win over Indiana

Cleveland won 105–101. Cleveland wins the first round series 4–3.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+11+2+4CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND19243127101
CLE31232229105
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 44, 26, 10, 24, 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45CLE45 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 0, 4, 5, 10, 0, 0, 3, 15CLE15 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 27, 32, 22, 18, 17, 12, 28, 30IND30 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 13, 6, 16, 3, 12, 4, 15, 23IND23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · UTA @ HOU · R2 · G1

Houston leads Utah wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 110–96. Best quarter: the first, 34–21. James Harden led Houston with 41 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs HOU
G1 · @ HOUHOU110–96Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
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
27.5Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 45 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.7 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 3 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg34.9Today

35 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (53 games). Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 44, 26, 10, 24, 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45CLE vs IND · W
34.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Miles Bridges CHA, Feb 7, 2024: 45 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
45 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 26, 21, 44, 12, 29, 36, 24, 41HOU vs UTA · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Nov 5, 2002: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 27, 32, 22, 18, 17, 12, 28, 30IND @ CLE · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 13, 6, 16, 3, 12, 4, 15, 23IND @ CLE · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 17, 27, 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21UTA @ HOU · L
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · −7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 12, 13, 1, 4, 6, 27, 5, 21UTA @ HOU · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST