FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 3, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed GSW by 10 after the first quarter and won 126–121.

Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Hawks80
Pacers92
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +12
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Grizzlies109
Thunder120
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +11
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Warriors121
Clippers126
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +5
On this day · 2012–13May 3, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Matt Barnes (Clippers-Grizzlies), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Warriors-Clippers

Clippers win Game 7 against Golden State

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-8+3+5LAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32322037121
Clippers22343139126
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 24, 16, 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24LAC24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 21, 28, 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22LAC22 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16, 33, 17, 24, 33GSW33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 2, 7, 11, 13, 4, 10, 14, 24GSW24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Pacers11
Warriors-Clippers7
Grizzlies-Thunder2
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 247, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 121, Clippers 126
247
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 109, Thunder 120
229
Hawks-PacersHawks 80, Pacers 92
172
LAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 121, Clippers 126
+5 LAC
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 109, Thunder 120
+11 OKC
Hawks-PacersHawks 80, Pacers 92
+12 IND
LAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-ClippersLAC won · Warriors 121, Clippers 126
10 pts
Grizzlies-ThunderOKC won · Grizzlies 109, Thunder 120
9 pts
Draymond Green shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Draymond GreenGSW · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
KDOKC · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
StephensonIND · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
67% (8-12)
WestbrookOKC · 27 PTS, 16 AST, 10 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
HibbertIND · 13 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 121Clippers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32322037121
Clippers22343139126
The story
Blake Griffin had 24 points as Los Angeles beat Golden State 126-121

Draymond Green led Golden State with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Clippers took the third 31-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10−8+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 109Thunder 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies36222328109
Thunder27343326120
The story
Kevin Durant's 33 points carried Oklahoma City past Memphis, 120-109

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 33 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 12-18 FG, 5-5 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 34-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −9+3+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 80Pacers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2313271780
Pacers2423242192
The story
Indiana beat Atlanta 92-80 behind 30 points and 11 rebounds from Paul George

Jeff Teague paced Atlanta: 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

A 23-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1+11+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.2Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 24 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Reg. season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 25.4 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Thunder · R1 · G7

OKC wins Game 7 over Memphis, 120–109

First round series: Thunder 4, Memphis 3. Kevin Durant led OKC with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCOKC100–86G2 · @ OKCMEM111–105G3 · @ MEMMEM98–95G4 · @ MEMOKC92–89G5 · @ OKCMEM100–99G6 · @ MEMOKC104–84G7 · @ OKCOKC120–109
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 33

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 47, 32, 14, 24, 16, 33, 17, 24, 33Warriors-Clippers · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 25, 42, 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33Thunder-Grizzlies · W
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 20, 24, 27, 12, 24, 26, 24, 30Pacers-Hawks · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27Thunder-Grizzlies · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Terrell Brandon MIN, Feb 23, 2001: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST
27 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 24, 16, 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24Clippers-Warriors · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 2, 7, 11, 13, 4, 10, 14, 24Warriors-Clippers · L
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST