FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 30, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed LAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 103–93.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Warriors100
Nuggets107
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +7
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Grizzlies103
Clippers93
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +10
On this day · 2011–12Apr 30, 2012: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Thunder), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Grizzlies-Clippers

Memphis takes Game 5, leads Clippers 3–2

Andre Iguodala goes for 25 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+6+8+10MEM AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26281930103
Clippers2820172893
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 16, 9, 25, 13, 13, 27, 24, 25MEM25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 18, 6, 4, 16, 17, 16, 24, 21MEM21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 13, 8, 25, 23, 24, 8, 19, 35LAC35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 9, 8, 24, 13, 15, 10, 12, 15LAC15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Clippers11
Warriors-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 207, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 100, Nuggets 107
207
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 103, Clippers 93
196
DEN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 100, Nuggets 107
+7 DEN
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 103, Clippers 93
+10 MEM
Prince shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceMEM · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
IguodalaDEN · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
RandolphMEM · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
52% (11-21)
KlayGSW · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
47% (8-17)
CP3LAC · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
46% (11-24)
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 100Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors22242331100
Nuggets36302021107
The story
Ty Lawson had 19 points and 10 assists as Denver beat Golden State 107-100

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 5-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 36-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +14+20+17+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 103Clippers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26281930103
Clippers2820172893
The story
Zach Randolph's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Memphis past Los Angeles, 103-93

For Los Angeles, Jamal Crawford had 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 28-20.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −2+6+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Reg. season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 25.4 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Nuggets · R1 · G5

Denver beats Golden State, 107–100

Denver led 86–69 after three and won by 7. Andre Iguodala led Denver with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Nuggets
G1 · @ DENDEN97–95G2 · @ DENGSW131–117G3 · @ GSWGSW110–108G4 · @ GSWGSW115–101G5 · @ DENDEN107–100
Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 35

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 13, 8, 25, 23, 24, 8, 19, 35Clippers-Grizzlies · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 28, 13, 20, 8, 18, 14, 19, 25Nuggets-Warriors · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 16, 9, 25, 13, 13, 27, 24, 25Grizzlies-Clippers · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 4, 11, 8, 8, 24, 19, 4, 23Warriors-Nuggets · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 18, 6, 4, 16, 17, 16, 24, 21Grizzlies-Clippers · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 6, 6, 14, 10, 26, 23, 21, 20Warriors-Nuggets · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST