FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 22, 2015Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed POR by 2 after the first quarter and won 97–82.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nets91
Hawks96
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +5
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers82
Grizzlies97
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +15
Final · OT · R1 · G2 · Box score
Spurs111
Clippers107
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +4
On this day · 2013–14Apr 22, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Nets), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Blazers-Grizzlies

Memphis handles Portland by 15

Blake Griffin posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+11+13+15MEM AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2118212282
Grizzlies1931232497
Who led
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 16, 6, 18, 13, 14, 10, 16, 18MEM18 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 8, 8, 15, 11, 9, 8, 9, 18MEM18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 29, 14, 21, 24, 27, 19, 32, 24POR24 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 36, 17, 20, 28, 10, 17, 14, 18POR18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Clippers · R1 · G2

San Antonio evens the series with Clippers at 1–1

San Antonio won Game 2, 111–107, in the first round. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Clippers
G1 · @ LACLAC107–92G2 · @ LACSAS111–107
Lead changes
Spurs-Clippers9
Nets-Hawks6
Blazers-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Spurs-Clippers combined for 218, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 111, Clippers 107
218
Nets-HawksNets 91, Hawks 96
187
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 82, Grizzlies 97
179
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 111, Clippers 107
+4 SAS
Nets-HawksNets 91, Hawks 96
+5 ATL
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 82, Grizzlies 97
+15 MEM
Courtney Lee shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Courtney LeeMEM · 18 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
JordanLAC · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
JackBKN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MillsapATL · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
DuncanSAS · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
61% (14-23)
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 111Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2824251717111
Clippers2423272013107
The story
Tim Duncan had 28 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 111-107 in OT

DeAndre Jordan led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 15 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 14-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 28-24, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+5+30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 91Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2423202491
Hawks2921252196
The story
Al Horford's 14 points and 13 rebounds carried Atlanta past Brooklyn, 96-91

For Brooklyn, Joe Johnson had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-24, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+3+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 82Grizzlies 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2118212282
Grizzlies1931232497
The story
Memphis beat Portland 97-82 behind 15 points from Marc Gasol

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 18 PTS, 2 REB 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 4-15 FG

The swing

A 31-18 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −2+11+13+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge topped the game at 56.8 FPTS: 24 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg26.5Last 2 playoff games

26.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 19.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Reg. season avg12.7Last 2 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Reg. season avg47.4Today

47 minutes today, against 30.9 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 29

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 40, 24, 12, 18, 27, 18, 22, 20, 26, 29Clippers-Spurs · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Feb 9, 2017: 29 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
29 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 19, 12, 6, 29, 22, 15, 11, 28Spurs-Clippers · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 29, 14, 21, 24, 27, 19, 32, 24Blazers-Grizzlies · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 26, 26, 20, 18, 18, 14, 18, 23Spurs-Clippers · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 0, 14, 3, 14, 14, 11, 15, 9, 13, 23Nets-Hawks · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 23, 7, 19, 15, 17, 22, 32, 21Clippers-Spurs · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST