FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 27, 2014Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed HOU by 10 at halftime and won 123–120.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bulls89
Wizards98
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +20; Q4 WAS +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Clippers97
Warriors118
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +21
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Raptors87
Nets79
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +8
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Rockets120
Blazers123
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR -5; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +3
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Rockets-Blazers

Portland takes Game 4 in overtime

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-10-50+3POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets2932232214120
Blazers2328282717123
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46, 43, 23, 29POR29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 15, 18, 7, 14, 6, 26, 25POR25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27, 18, 37, 28HOU28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 19, 16, 27, 21, 24, 15, 15, 26HOU26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Nets8
Rockets-Blazers8
Clippers-Warriors3
Bulls-Wizards0
The night in charts
Rockets-Blazers combined for 243, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BlazersRockets 120, Blazers 123
243
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 97, Warriors 118
215
Bulls-WizardsBulls 89, Wizards 98
187
Raptors-NetsRaptors 87, Nets 79
166
POR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-BlazersRockets 120, Blazers 123
+3 POR
Raptors-NetsRaptors 87, Nets 79
+8 TOR
Bulls-WizardsBulls 89, Wizards 98
+9 WAS
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 97, Warriors 118
+21 GSW
Gibson shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GibsonCHI · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
PierceBKN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
David LeeGSW · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
ParsonsHOU · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 120Blazers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2932232214120
Blazers2328282717123
The story
Wesley Matthews had 21 points as Portland beat Houston 123-120 in OT

Chandler Parsons led Houston with 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 28-23.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−10−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 89Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1822222789
Wizards2827271698
The story
Washington beat Chicago 98-89 behind 30 points from Trevor Ariza

Taj Gibson paced Chicago: 32 PTS, 7 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB · 10-17 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +10+15+20+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 97Warriors 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2424232697
Warriors39272329118
The story
Andre Iguodala's 22 points and 9 assists carried Golden State past Los Angeles, 118-97

For Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-8 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-24, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +15+18+18+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.0Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 32 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg3.5Last 2 playoff games

3.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Nets · R1 · G4

Toronto handles Brooklyn by 8

The Raptors won the first quarter 35–22. Final: 87–79. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Nets
G1 · @ TORBKN94–87G2 · @ TORTOR100–95G3 · @ BKNBKN102–98G4 · @ BKNTOR87–79
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 33

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 24, 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16, 33Warriors-Clippers · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 17, 13, 8, 4, 12, 22, 13, 32Bulls-Wizards · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 8, 13, 25, 13, 18, 8, 16, 30Wizards-Bulls · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46, 43, 23, 29Blazers-Rockets · W
35.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27, 18, 37, 28Rockets-Blazers · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 19, 16, 27, 21, 24, 15, 15, 26Rockets-Blazers · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST