FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 6, 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 · G4
GSW118
NOP92
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +26
Final · R2 · G4
HOU100
UTA87
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +13
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 6, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (GSW @ UTA), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · HOU @ UTA

Houston beats Utah, 100–87

Houston led 79–65 after three and won by 13. Chris Paul led Houston with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+10+14+13HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU30282121100
UTA2325172287
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 27, 17, 25, 12, 17, 23, 15, 27HOU27 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 44, 12, 29, 36, 24, 41, 32, 25, 24HOU24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21, 17, 10, 25UTA25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 21, 20, 16, 12, 15, 27, 6, 15UTA15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · GSW @ NOP · R2 · G4

Golden State leads New Orleans wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 118–92. Best quarter: the first, 37–22. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 38 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs NOP
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–101G2 · @ GSWGSW121–116G3 · @ NOPNOP119–100G4 · @ NOPGSW118–92Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.5Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 15 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg16.6Last 3 playoff games

16.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Reg. season avg28.4Today

28 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26, 29, 22, 38GSW @ NOP · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 27, 17, 25, 12, 17, 23, 15, 27HOU @ UTA · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 35, 22, 28, 47, 21, 25, 33, 26NOP vs GSW · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21, 17, 10, 25UTA vs HOU · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 44, 12, 29, 36, 24, 41, 32, 25, 24HOU @ UTA · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 25, 28, 34, 2, 29, 28, 19, 23GSW @ NOP · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST