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Tuesday, May 22, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed GSW by 10 after three quarters and won 95–92.

Final · CF · G4
HOU95
GSW92
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU -10; Q4 HOU +3
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 22, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ SAS), 36 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · HOU @ GSW

James Harden scores 30, Houston rallies past Golden State

Houston trailed by 10 after three and won 95–92. Conference finals series: Houston 2, Golden State 2.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+7-10+3HOU AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU1934172595
GSW2818341292
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 32, 25, 24, 18, 41, 27, 20, 30HOU30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 23, 15, 27, 41, 23, 16, 13, 27HOU27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 2, 29, 28, 19, 23, 28, 18, 16, 35, 28GSW28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 29, 22, 38, 24, 37, 38, 25, 27GSW27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg4.2Last 3 playoff games

4.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (33 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg44.1Today

44 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 4 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 10 points in 39 minutes.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 30

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 32, 25, 24, 18, 41, 27, 20, 30HOU @ GSW · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 2, 29, 28, 19, 23, 28, 18, 16, 35, 28GSW vs HOU · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 29, 22, 38, 24, 37, 38, 25, 27GSW vs HOU · L
29.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 23, 15, 27, 41, 23, 16, 13, 27HOU @ GSW · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 15, 25, 9, 5, 15, 27, 11, 14HOU @ GSW · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 20, 11, 8, 19, 5, 6, 10, 11GSW vs HOU · L
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST