FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 28, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
BOS112
MIL90
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +22
Final · R2 · G1
HOU100
GSW104
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW 0; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +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 28, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (MIL @ BOS), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · HOU @ GSW

Kevin Durant scores 35 in Golden State win over Houston

Final: 104–100. Kevin Durant added 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Conference semifinals series: Golden State 1, Houston 0. James Harden scored 35 for Houston in the loss.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+90+7+4GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU19342324100
GSW28253021104
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33, 45, 50, 35GSW35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 40, 27, 5, 38, 29, 21, 12, 24, 24, 18GSW18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 30, 39, 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35HOU35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 26, 8, 17, 16, 12, 16, 15, 27HOU27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · BOS @ MIL · R2 · G1

Boston leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 112–90. Best quarter: the third, 36–21. Kyrie Irving led Boston with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs MIL
G1 · @ MILBOS112–90Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+17.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg43.3Last 3 playoff games

43.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg7.8Last 3 playoff games

7.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

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: 31, 26, 30, 39, 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35HOU @ GSW · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33, 45, 50, 35GSW vs HOU · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 26, 8, 17, 16, 12, 16, 15, 27HOU @ GSW · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 23, 17, 23, 20, 37, 19, 14, 26BOS @ MIL · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22MIL vs BOS · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 21, 11, 18, 10, 4, 16, 14, 20BOS @ MIL · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST