FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 26, 2025Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 4 after the first quarter and won 104–93.

Final · R1 · G3
CLE124
MIA87
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +20; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +37
Final · R1 · G4
OKC117
MEM115
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +2
Final · R1 · G4
DEN101
LAC99
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +2
Final · R1 · G3
HOU93
GSW104
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +11
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 · 2023–24Apr 26, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (MIL @ IND), 42 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · HOU @ GSW

Stephen Curry goes for 36 in Golden State win over Houston

Golden State won 104–93. First round series: Golden State 2, Houston 1.

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 Q3Final0-4-3-2+11GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2227222293
GSW18282335104
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 3, 25, 30, 14, 36, 37, 31, 20, 36GSW36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 7, 12, 16, 8, 2, 2, 5, 17GSW17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 13, 7, 13, 3, 15, 10, 7, 17HOU17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 14, 15, 31, 19, 14, 26, 17, 15HOU15 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Second story · OKC @ MEM · R1 · G4

OKC controls Memphis start to finish

OKC won 117–115, leading by as many as 3 at a break. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 38 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · OKC vs MEM
G1 · @ OKCOKC131–80G2 · @ OKCOKC118–99G3 · @ MEMOKC114–108G4 · @ MEMOKC117–115Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.9Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 30 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg3.0Last 2 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 28.4 a game in the regular season (51 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 38

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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38OKC @ MEM · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 61, 33, 41, 20, 26, 18, 29, 26, 23, 36DEN @ LAC · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 21 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 3, 25, 30, 14, 36, 37, 31, 20, 36GSW vs HOU · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Scotty Pippen Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 10, 16, 11, 9, 13, 2, 13, 28, 30MEM vs OKC · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 29, 22, 28, 33, 22, 39, 21, 24LAC vs DEN · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Santi AldamaPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 5, 8, 14, 11, 5, 10, 14, 23MEM vs OKC · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST