FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 25, 2015Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHI by 4 after the first quarter and won 92–90.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Hawks83
Nets91
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bulls90
Bucks92
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +2
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Warriors109
Pelicans98
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +11
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Grizzlies115
Blazers109
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +6
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Bulls-Bucks

Milwaukee stays alive against Chicago

Stephen Curry goes for 39 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40+2+2MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2327211990
Bucks1931231992
Who led
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 9, 17, 13, 16, 6, 8, 8, 18MIL18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jared DudleyPoints, last 10 games: 1, 10, 7, 5, 5, 0, 2, 3, 11, 13MIL13 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 19, 15, 17, 21, 25, 31, 24, 33CHI33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 16, 24, 22, 18, 10, 11, 17, 16CHI16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Pelicans5
Hawks-Nets3
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Blazers combined for 224, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 115, Blazers 109
224
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 109, Pelicans 98
207
Bulls-BucksBulls 90, Bucks 92
182
Hawks-NetsHawks 83, Nets 91
174
MIL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bulls-BucksBulls 90, Bucks 92
+2 MIL
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 115, Blazers 109
+6 MEM
Hawks-NetsHawks 83, Nets 91
+8 BKN
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 109, Pelicans 98
+11 GSW
Carroll shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CarrollATL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
JimmyCHI · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
ADNOP · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (14-20)
Draymond GreenGSW · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Eric GordonNOP · 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
57% (12-21)
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 90Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2327211990
Bucks1931231992
The story
O.J. Mayo had 18 points as Milwaukee beat Chicago 92-90

Pau Gasol led Chicago with 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 6-11 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Bucks took the second 31-27.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −40+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler led the game in fantasy with 54.9 FPTS (33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 115Blazers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24382330115
Blazers19302634109
The story
Courtney Lee's 20 points carried Memphis past Portland, 115-109

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 5-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 38-30, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+13+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 109Pelicans 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31362121109
Pelicans2430133198
The story
Golden State beat New Orleans 109-98 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Draymond Green

Eric Gordon paced New Orleans: 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 9-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 21-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +7+13+21+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.8Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 39 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg3.5Last 2 playoff games

3.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 30.1 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Blazers · R1 · G3

Memphis leads Portland wire to wire

Memphis was ahead at every break and won 115–109. Best quarter: the second, 38–30. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Blazers
G1 · @ MEMMEM100–86G2 · @ MEMMEM97–82G3 · @ PORMEM115–109
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 39

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 45, 34, 15, 10, 34, 22, 40, 39Warriors-Pelicans · W
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 19, 27, 24, 31, 35, 26, 29, 36Pelicans-Warriors · L
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 19, 15, 17, 21, 25, 31, 24, 33Bulls-Bucks · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 15, 13, 22, 14, 16, 23, 6, 29Pelicans-Warriors · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 7, 11, 7, 2, 0, 15, 11, 27Blazers-Grizzlies · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 15, 13, 17, 26, 4, 2, 6, 26Blazers-Grizzlies · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST