FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 4, 2025Playoffs · 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
IND121
CLE112
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +9
Final · R1 · G7
GSW103
HOU89
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +14
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 · 2023–24May 4, 2024: 1 game. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (MIN @ DEN), 43 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · IND @ CLE

Indiana takes Game 1, leads Cleveland 1–0

121–112 in Cleveland. The conference semifinals series continues. Andrew Nembhard led Indiana with 23 points, 0 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+6+2+9IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND36282829121
CLE25333222112
Who led
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 2, 3, 17, 17, 6, 20, 15, 23IND23 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 22, 23, 10, 21, 14, 17, 26, 22IND22 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 27, 26, 19, 30, 30, 13, 22, 33CLE33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ty JeromePoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 20, 18, 24, 28, 6, 13, 18, 21CLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · GSW @ HOU · R1 · G7

Golden State never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–89. Buddy Hield led Golden State with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs HOU
G1 · @ HOUGSW95–85G2 · @ HOUHOU109–94G3 · @ GSWGSW104–93G4 · @ GSWGSW109–106G5 · @ HOUHOU131–116G6 · @ GSWHOU115–107G7 · @ HOUGSW103–89Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.1 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 17 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.1 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 3 points in 12 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 (82 games). Line: 33 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 33

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 27, 26, 19, 30, 30, 13, 22, 33CLE vs IND · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 2, 2, 5, 17, 15, 4, 0, 33GSW @ HOU · W
10.9 PPG playoffs to date · +25.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Amen ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 8, 11, 11, 17, 25, 14, 24HOU vs GSW · L
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 2, 3, 17, 17, 6, 20, 15, 23IND @ CLE · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 36, 37, 31, 20, 36, 17, 13, 29, 22GSW @ HOU · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 22, 23, 10, 21, 14, 17, 26, 22IND @ CLE · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST