FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 9, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAC by 4 after the first quarter and won 118–112.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Pacers85
Wizards63
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +22
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Thunder118
Clippers112
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +6
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Thunder-Clippers

Kevin Durant scores 36 as OKC wins in Los Angeles

Blake Griffin goes for 34 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2-4+6OKC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29322532118
Clippers33302722112
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36OKC36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23OKC23 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34LAC34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17, 21LAC21 PTS · 2 REB · 16 AST
Second story · Pacers-Wizards · R2 · G3

Indiana goes up 2–1 on Washington

Game 3 went to the Pacers, 85–63. Paul George led Indiana with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Wizards
G1 · @ INDWAS102–96G2 · @ INDIND86–82G3 · @ WASIND85–63
Lead changes
Thunder-Clippers19
Pacers-Wizards7
The night in charts
Thunder-Clippers combined for 230, 82 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-ClippersThunder 118, Clippers 112
230
Pacers-WizardsPacers 85, Wizards 63
148
OKC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 118, Clippers 112
+6 OKC
Pacers-WizardsPacers 85, Wizards 63
+22 IND
Ibaka shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaOKC · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
BlakeLAC · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
59% (13-22)
KDOKC · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
58% (14-24)
CP3LAC · 21 PTS, 16 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
50% (8-16)
WestbrookOKC · 23 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB
50% (7-14)
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 118Clippers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29322532118
Clippers33302722112
The story
Russell Westbrook had 23 points and 13 assists as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 118-112

DeAndre Jordan led Los Angeles with 11 REB, 10 PTS 23 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 32-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −4−2−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 85Wizards 63
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1717262585
Wizards1716121863
The story
Paul George's 23 points carried Indiana past Washington, 85-63

For Washington, Trevor Ariza had 15 REB, 12 PTS 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-12, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 0+1+15+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 23 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 36, 30, 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36Thunder-Clippers · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 32, 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34Clippers-Thunder · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 30, 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23Thunder-Clippers · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 12, 24, 26, 24, 30, 18, 11, 23Pacers-Wizards · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 15, 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17, 21Clippers-Thunder · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 16 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 12, 12, 15, 8, 12, 12, 14, 20Thunder-Clippers · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST