FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 15, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed GSW by 23 at halftime and won 135–131.

Final · R1 · G2
BKN123
PHI145
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +29; Q4 PHI +22
Final · R1 · G2
LAC135
GSW131
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -23; Q3 LAC -14; Q4 LAC +4
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 · 2017–18Apr 15, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU vs MIN), 44 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · LAC @ GSW

Lou Williams scores 36 as Clippers win in Golden State

Final: 135–131. Lou Williams made 13 of 22 shots from the field. First round series: Clippers 1, Golden State 1.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-23-14+4LAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC25254441135
GSW33403523131
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 18, 17, 14, 18, 13, 15, 25, 36LAC36 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 23, 20, 13, 14, 11, 24, 26, 25LAC25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 25, 17, 7, 40, 27, 5, 38, 29GSW29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 11, 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21GSW21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · BKN @ PHI · R1 · G2

Philadelphia controls Brooklyn start to finish

Philadelphia won 145–123, leading by as many as 29 at a break. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · BKN vs PHI
G1 · @ PHIBKN111–102G2 · @ PHIPHI145–123Game by game through Apr 15, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg30.5Last 2 playoff games

30.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 36 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg11.0Last 2 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 7 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Lou Williams leads the day with 36

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.
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 18, 17, 14, 18, 13, 15, 25, 36LAC @ GSW · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 25, 17, 7, 40, 27, 5, 38, 29GSW vs LAC · L
33.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 23, 20, 13, 14, 11, 24, 26, 25LAC @ GSW · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 25, 14, 27, 16, 27, 13, 15, 24LAC @ GSW · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 21, 40, 37, 27, 20, 39, 34, 20, 22, 23PHI vs BKN · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 11, 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21GSW vs LAC · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST