FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 22, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bulls90
Nets82
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +8
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Grizzlies91
Clippers93
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2011–12Apr 22, 2012: 9 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Hawks), 39 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Grizzlies-Clippers

Clippers go up 2–0 on Memphis

Mike Conley goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+6+4+2LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2618272091
Clippers2624251893
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 24, 19, 17, 13, 8, 25, 23, 24LAC24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 24, 19, 20, 12, 16, 7, 10, 21LAC21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 25, 20, 12, 12, 6, 14, 12, 28MEM28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 15, 8, 15, 18, 6, 4, 16, 17MEM17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bulls-Nets · R1 · G2

Chicago controls Brooklyn start to finish

Chicago won 90–82, leading by as many as 12 at a break. Luol Deng led Chicago with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Nets
G1 · @ BKNBKN106–89G2 · @ BKNCHI90–82
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Clippers9
Bulls-Nets0
Shot of the night

CP3's jumper with 1 second left breaks the tie, 93-91 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Clippers combined for 184, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 91, Clippers 93
184
Bulls-NetsBulls 90, Nets 82
172
LAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 91, Clippers 93
+2 LAC
Bulls-NetsBulls 90, Nets 82
+8 CHI
Crawford shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CrawfordLAC · 15 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
CP3LAC · 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
ConleyMEM · 28 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
50% (9-18)
BlakeLAC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
50% (9-18)
Brook LopezBKN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
50% (7-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 91Clippers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2618272091
Clippers2624251893
The story
Chris Paul had 24 points and 9 assists as Los Angeles beat Memphis 93-91

Marc Gasol led Memphis with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 9-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the second 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+6+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 90Nets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2027222190
Nets1729112582
The story
Luol Deng's 15 points and 10 rebounds carried Chicago past Brooklyn, 90-82

For Brooklyn, Brook Lopez had 21 PTS, 5 REB 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 22-11, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3+1+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg23.5Last 2 playoff games

23.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Reg. season avg19.0Last 2 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 36.7 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 11 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mike Conley leads the day with 28

Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 25, 20, 12, 12, 6, 14, 12, 28Grizzlies-Clippers · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 24, 19, 17, 13, 8, 25, 23, 24Clippers-Grizzlies · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 24, 19, 20, 12, 16, 7, 10, 21Clippers-Grizzlies · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 19, 29, 21, 24, 16, 20, 21, 21Nets-Bulls · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 15, 8, 15, 18, 6, 4, 16, 17Grizzlies-Clippers · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 15, 11, 20, 24, 12, 10, 16, 17Nets-Bulls · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST