FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 24, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed GSW by 4 after the first quarter and won 129–121.

Final · R1 · G5
UTA93
HOU100
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +7
Final · R1 · G5
LAC129
GSW121
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +8
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 24, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (SAS @ GSW), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · LAC @ GSW

Lou Williams scores 33 as Clippers win in Golden State

Final: 129–121. Lou Williams made 12 of 19 shots from the field. First round series: Clippers 2, Golden State 3. Kevin Durant scored 45 for Golden State in the loss.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+8+10+8LAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC37343325129
GSW41223127121
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 18, 13, 15, 25, 36, 16, 12, 33LAC33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 16, 27, 13, 15, 24, 9, 16, 26LAC26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33, 45GSW45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 40, 27, 5, 38, 29, 21, 12, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · UTA @ HOU · R1 · G5

Houston finishes off Utah, wins the series 4–1

100–93 in Game 5 of the first round. James Harden led Houston with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs HOU
G1 · @ HOUHOU122–90G2 · @ HOUHOU118–98G3 · @ UTAHOU104–101G4 · @ UTAUTA107–91G5 · @ HOUHOU100–93Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg38.7Last 3 playoff games

38.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 45 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 45

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: 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33, 45GSW vs LAC · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Apr 26, 2007: 45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 18, 13, 15, 25, 36, 16, 12, 33LAC @ GSW · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 26, 30, 39, 29, 32, 22, 30, 26HOU vs UTA · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 16, 27, 13, 15, 24, 9, 16, 26LAC @ GSW · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 14, 11, 24, 26, 25, 15, 10, 24LAC @ GSW · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 40, 27, 5, 38, 29, 21, 12, 24GSW vs LAC · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST