FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 8, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 3 after three quarters and won 112–102.

Final · R2 · G5
UTA102
HOU112
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +10
Final · R2 · G5
NOP104
GSW113
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +9
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 8, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ UTA), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · UTA @ HOU

Chris Paul scores 41 as Houston beats Utah

Houston won 112–102. Chris Paul: 41 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists. Houston wins the conference semifinals series 4–1.

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+5+8-3+10HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA16303224102
HOU21332137112
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 17, 25, 12, 17, 23, 15, 27, 41HOU41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
PJ TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 4, 3, 15, 15, 5, 9, 11, 19HOU19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21, 17, 10, 25, 24UTA24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 2, 0, 11, 6, 17, 14, 0, 22UTA22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · NOP @ GSW · R2 · G5

Steady Golden State beats New Orleans

Leads at every break, then a 113–104 final. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · NOP vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–101G2 · @ GSWGSW121–116G3 · @ NOPNOP119–100G4 · @ NOPGSW118–92G5 · @ GSWGSW113–104Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 41 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Reg. season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 41

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.
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 17, 25, 12, 17, 23, 15, 27, 41HOU vs UTA · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +21.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden BKN, May 28, 2021: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Season high41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 22, 28, 47, 21, 25, 33, 26, 34NOP @ GSW · L
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 28, 34, 2, 29, 28, 19, 23, 28GSW vs NOP · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 33, 16, 41, 11, 24, 21, 19, 27NOP @ GSW · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Oct 27, 2017: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
27 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21, 17, 10, 25, 24UTA @ HOU · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26, 29, 22, 38, 24GSW vs NOP · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST