FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 8, 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 · G5
BOS91
MIL116
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +25
Final · R2 · G5
HOU99
GSW104
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW 0; Q4 GSW +5
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 · 2017–18May 8, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (HOU vs UTA), 41 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · HOU @ GSW

Golden State beats Houston by 5, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 104–99. Series: 3–2. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+140+5GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU1726292799
GSW31261532104
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 32, 22, 9, 13, 21, 16, 11, 27GSW27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 12, 24, 24, 18, 20, 17, 30, 25GSW25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35, 29, 41, 38, 31HOU31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 12, 16, 15, 27, 15, 30, 20, 19HOU19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BOS @ MIL · R2 · G5

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–91. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs MIL
G1 · @ MILBOS112–90G2 · @ MILMIL123–102G3 · @ BOSMIL123–116G4 · @ BOSMIL113–101G5 · @ MILMIL116–91Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = MIL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.6Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.6 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 16 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 34.0 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 27 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 31

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: 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35, 29, 41, 38, 31HOU @ GSW · L
31.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 32, 22, 9, 13, 21, 16, 11, 27GSW vs HOU · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 12, 24, 24, 18, 20, 17, 30, 25GSW vs HOU · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 38, 33, 45, 50, 35, 29, 46, 34, 22GSW vs HOU · W
34.2 PPG playoffs to date · −13.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29, 32, 39, 20MIL vs BOS · W
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 24, 20, 18, 16, 28, 20, 13, 19MIL vs BOS · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST