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Wednesday, May 16, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G2
GSW105
HOU127
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +22
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 16, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs SAS), 29 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · GSW @ HOU

Houston evens the series with Golden State at 1–1

Houston won Game 2, 127–105, in the conference finals. James Harden led Houston with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Kevin Durant scored 38 for Golden State in the loss.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+14+16+22HOU AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW21292926105
HOU26383132127
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 24, 41, 32, 25, 24, 18, 41, 27HOU27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 7, 15, 25, 9, 5, 15, 27HOU27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 25, 26, 29, 22, 38, 24, 37, 38GSW38 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 2, 29, 28, 19, 23, 28, 18, 16GSW16 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg4.4Last 3 playoff games

4.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 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: 26, 34, 25, 26, 29, 22, 38, 24, 37, 38GSW @ HOU · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 24, 41, 32, 25, 24, 18, 41, 27HOU vs GSW · W
29.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 7, 15, 25, 9, 5, 15, 27HOU vs GSW · W
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
PJ TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 15, 15, 5, 9, 11, 19, 1, 22HOU vs GSW · W
9.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 16, 8, 5, 11, 6, 2, 8, 19HOU vs GSW · W
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 2, 29, 28, 19, 23, 28, 18, 16GSW @ HOU · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST