FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 26, 2015Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 9 after the first quarter and won 121–109.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs101
Celtics93
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +21; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Clippers114
Spurs105
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Raptors94
Wizards125
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +32; Q4 WAS +31
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Rockets109
Mavs121
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +12
On this day · 2013–14Apr 26, 2014: 4 games. Top scorer: Reggie Jackson (Thunder-Grizzlies), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Rockets-Mavs

Monta Ellis scores 31, Dallas rallies past Houston

LeBron James goes for 27 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+8+19+12DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets34192234109
Mavs25363327121
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 20, 19, 4, 15, 16, 24, 34, 31DAL31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 5, 9, 18, 3, 12, 13, 11, 17DAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42, 24HOU24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 20, 15, 16, 13, 11, 15, 18, 23HOU23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Spurs18
Rockets-Mavs5
Cavs-Celtics2
Raptors-Wizards0
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 230, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 109, Mavs 121
230
Clippers-SpursClippers 114, Spurs 105
219
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 94, Wizards 125
219
Cavs-CelticsCavs 101, Celtics 93
194
CLE won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Cavs-CelticsCavs 101, Celtics 93
+8 CLE
Clippers-SpursClippers 114, Spurs 105
+9 LAC
Rockets-MavsRockets 109, Mavs 121
+12 DAL
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 94, Wizards 125
+31 WAS
Josh Smith shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Josh SmithHOU · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ValanciunasTOR · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
EllisDAL · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
DuncanSAS · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
62% (8-13)
BrewerHOU · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 101Celtics 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29281331101
Celtics1917253293
The story
Kyrie Irving had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland beat Boston 101-93

Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 28-17, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +10+21+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 114Spurs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25263033114
Spurs25222929105
The story
Blake Griffin's 20 points and 19 rebounds carried Los Angeles past San Antonio, 114-105

For San Antonio, Kawhi Leonard had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 19 REB, 7 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 26-22, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+4+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 56.3 FPTS on 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 94Wizards 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2228202494
Wizards36303623125
The story
Washington beat Toronto 125-94 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Marcin Gortat

Kyle Lowry paced Toronto: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 8-9 FG

The swing

A 36-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
400 +14+16+32+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg3.7Last 2 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Reg. season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Celtics · R1 · G4

Cleveland never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 101–93. LeBron James led Cleveland with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Celtics
G1 · @ CLECLE113–100G2 · @ CLECLE99–91G3 · @ BOSCLE103–95G4 · @ BOSCLE101–93
Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 34

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 19, 15, 17, 22, 32, 21, 7, 34Clippers-Spurs · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 20, 19, 4, 15, 16, 24, 34, 31Mavs-Rockets · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 20, 21, 14, 21, 20, 30, 31, 27Cavs-Celtics · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 20, 18, 18, 14, 18, 23, 32, 26Spurs-Clippers · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 27, 27, 12, 9, 30, 26, 13, 24Cavs-Celtics · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42, 24Rockets-Mavs · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST