FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 28, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 111–107.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Mavs94
Rockets103
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +9
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Spurs111
Clippers107
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +4
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Spurs-Clippers

San Antonio takes Game 5, leads Clippers 3–2

Blake Griffin goes for 30 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10+4SAS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22312929111
Clippers27272825107
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 29, 22, 15, 11, 28, 4, 22, 21SAS21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 18, 18, 14, 18, 23, 32, 26, 18SAS18 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 18, 22, 20, 26, 29, 14, 20, 30LAC30 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 16, 20, 13, 9, 20, 10, 6, 21LAC21 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Rockets · R1 · G5

Houston controls Dallas start to finish

Houston won 103–94, leading by as many as 9 at a break. James Harden led Houston with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Rockets
G1 · @ HOUHOU118–108G2 · @ HOUHOU111–99G3 · @ DALHOU130–128G4 · @ DALDAL121–109G5 · @ HOUHOU103–94
Lead changes
Spurs-Clippers17
Mavs-Rockets4
The night in charts
Spurs-Clippers combined for 218, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 111, Clippers 107
218
Mavs-RocketsMavs 94, Rockets 103
197
SAS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 111, Clippers 107
+4 SAS
Mavs-RocketsMavs 94, Rockets 103
+9 HOU
Duncan shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
RedickLAC · 13 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Josh SmithHOU · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Terrence JonesHOU · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
CP3LAC · 19 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 111Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22312929111
Clippers27272825107
The story
Tim Duncan had 21 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 111-107

Chris Paul led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-13 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Spurs took the second 31-27.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 94Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2228251994
Rockets31252621103
The story
Dwight Howard's 19 rebounds and 18 points carried Houston past Dallas, 103-94

For Dallas, Monta Ellis had 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 19 REB, 18 PTS, 4 STL, 4 BLK · 7-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9+6+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg30.0Last 3 playoff games

30.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Reg. season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 30

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 18, 22, 20, 26, 29, 14, 20, 30Clippers-Spurs · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42, 24, 28Rockets-Mavs · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 19, 4, 15, 16, 24, 34, 31, 25Mavs-Rockets · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 25, 16, 16, 24, 10, 34, 16, 22Mavs-Rockets · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 29, 22, 15, 11, 28, 4, 22, 21Spurs-Clippers · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 16, 20, 13, 9, 20, 10, 6, 21Clippers-Spurs · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST