FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 20, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOP by 11 after the first quarter and won 97–87.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bucks82
Bulls91
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +9
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pelicans87
Warriors97
Q1 GSW -11; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +10
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Pelicans-Warriors

Golden State beats New Orleans by 10, moves within two of advancing

Anthony Davis goes for 26 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+30+10GSW AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2824191687
Warriors1738162697
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 6, 7, 26, 23, 42, 25, 21, 26GSW26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22GSW22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35, 26NOP26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 11, 9, 15, 13, 22, 14, 16, 23NOP23 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bucks-Bulls · R1 · G2

Chicago goes up 2–0 on Milwaukee

Game 2 went to the Bulls, 91–82. Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Bucks-Bulls
G1 · @ CHICHI103–91G2 · @ CHICHI91–82
Lead changes
Bucks-Bulls12
Pelicans-Warriors6
The night in charts
Pelicans-Warriors combined for 184, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 87, Warriors 97
184
Bucks-BullsBucks 82, Bulls 91
173
CHI won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Bucks-BullsBucks 82, Bulls 91
+9 CHI
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 87, Warriors 97
+10 GSW
GSW erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-WarriorsGSW won · Pelicans 87, Warriors 97
11 pts
Bucks-BullsCHI won · Bucks 82, Bulls 91
5 pts
Klay shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayGSW · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
JimmyCHI · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
53% (10-19)
Eric GordonNOP · 23 PTS, 2 AST
50% (9-18)
ColeNOP · 11 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
45% (5-11)
StephGSW · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
43% (9-21)
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 82Bulls 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1622301482
Bulls1128322091
The story
Pau Gasol's 16 rebounds and 11 points carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 91-82

For Milwaukee, Khris Middleton had 22 PTS, 6 REB 16 REB, 11 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 4-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 28-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −5+1+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Warriors
Pelicans 87Warriors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2824191687
Warriors1738162697
The story
Draymond Green had 14 points and 12 rebounds as Golden State beat New Orleans 97-87

Tyreke Evans led New Orleans with 16 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 14 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 4-12 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Warriors took the second 38-24.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −11+30+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg28.0Last 2 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 31 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg15.1Last 2 playoff games

15.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg41.8Today

42 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 31

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 18, 16, 19, 15, 17, 21, 25, 31Bulls-Bucks · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35, 26Pelicans-Warriors · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 6, 7, 26, 23, 42, 25, 21, 26Warriors-Pelicans · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 11, 9, 15, 13, 22, 14, 16, 23Pelicans-Warriors · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22Warriors-Pelicans · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 15, 16, 22, 16, 9, 18, 18, 22Bucks-Bulls · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST