FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 4, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3
GSW100
NOP119
Q1 NOP +9; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 NOP +17; Q4 NOP +19
Final · R2 · G3
HOU113
UTA92
Q1 HOU +17; Q2 HOU +30; Q3 HOU +28; Q4 HOU +21
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 · 2016–17May 4, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: Gordon Hayward (UTA @ GSW), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · GSW @ NOP

Anthony Davis posts 33 and 18 as New Orleans beats Golden State

33 points and 18 rebounds in a 119–100 win. Conference semifinals series: New Orleans 1, Golden State 2.

Game flow · NOP 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+9+6+17+19NOP AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW21351925100
NOP30323027119
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 22, 35, 22, 28, 47, 21, 25, 33NOP33 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 23, 21, 33, 16, 41, 11, 24, 21NOP21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 27, 31, 19, 12, 24, 27, 10, 26GSW26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26, 29, 22GSW22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · HOU @ UTA · R2 · G3

Houston never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–92. James Harden led Houston with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs UTA
G1 · @ HOUHOU110–96G2 · @ HOUUTA116–108G3 · @ UTAHOU113–92Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.0Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 11 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg6.9Last 3 playoff games

6.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Reg. season avg29.4Today

29 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 33

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 22, 35, 22, 28, 47, 21, 25, 33NOP vs GSW · W
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 27, 31, 19, 12, 24, 27, 10, 26GSW @ NOP · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 44, 12, 29, 36, 24, 41, 32, 25HOU @ UTA · W
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · −6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 7, 9, 15, 18, 19, 7, 15, 25HOU @ UTA · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26, 29, 22GSW @ NOP · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 23, 21, 33, 16, 41, 11, 24, 21NOP vs GSW · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST