FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 15, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Thunder trailed Clippers by 14 after the first quarter and won 104–98.

Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Pacers93
Wizards80
Q1 Pacers +6; Q2 Pacers +12; Q3 Pacers +8; Q4 Pacers +13
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Thunder104
Clippers98
Q1 Thunder -14; Q2 Thunder -8; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 Thunder +6
On this day · 2012–13May 15, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Zach Randolph (Grizzlies-Thunder), 28 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Thunder-Clippers

Kevin Durant posts 39 and 16 as Thunder beats Clippers

Blake Griffin goes for 22 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-80+6Thunder AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder16263032104
Clippers3020222698
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36, 40, 27, 39Thunder39 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23, 27, 38, 19Thunder19 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17, 21, 23, 17, 25Clippers25 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34, 25, 24, 22Clippers22 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Wizards9
Thunder-Clippers2
The night in charts
Thunder-Clippers combined for 202, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-ClippersThunder 104, Clippers 98
202
Pacers-WizardsPacers 93, Wizards 80
173
Thunder won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 104, Clippers 98
+6 Thunder
Pacers-WizardsPacers 93, Wizards 80
+13 Pacers
Stephenson shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephensonPacers · 17 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
HilarioWizards · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
GortatWizards · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
KDThunder · 39 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
52% (12-23)
WestPacers · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
50% (13-26)
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 104Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder16263032104
Clippers3020222698
The story
Russell Westbrook had 19 points and 12 assists as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 104-98

DeAndre Jordan led Los Angeles with 15 REB, 9 PTS 19 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB · 4-15 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Thunder took the third 30-22.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 −14−80+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 93Wizards 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2923192293
Wizards2317231780
The story
David West's 29 points carried Indiana past Washington, 93-80

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 13-26 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-23, was where the Pacers built it.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +6+12+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Wizards · R2 · G6

Indiana leads Washington wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 93–80. Best quarter: the first, 29–23. David West led Indiana with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Wizards
G1 · @ PacersWizards102–96G2 · @ PacersPacers86–82G3 · @ WizardsPacers85–63G4 · @ WizardsPacers95–92G5 · @ PacersWizards102–79G6 · @ WizardsPacers93–80
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 36, 33, 25, 32, 36, 40, 27, 39Thunder-Clippers · W
31.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 24, 4, 15, 9, 12, 14, 17, 29Pacers-Wizards · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 9, 22, 32, 17, 21, 23, 17, 25Clippers-Thunder · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 24, 23, 15, 34, 25, 24, 22Clippers-Thunder · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 25, 27, 29, 31, 23, 27, 38, 19Thunder-Clippers · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 17, 2, 12, 21, 4, 2, 31, 19Wizards-Pacers · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST