FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 30, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Bulls120
Bucks66
Q1 CHI +18; Q2 CHI +32; Q3 CHI +39; Q4 CHI +54
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Clippers102
Spurs96
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2013–14Apr 30, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: Kyle Lowry (Raptors-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Clippers-Spurs

Clippers even the series with San Antonio at 3–3

Blake Griffin goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final000+4+6LAC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26252526102
Spurs2625212496
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 22, 20, 26, 29, 14, 20, 30, 26LAC26 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 17, 22, 32, 21, 7, 34, 19, 19LAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 13, 2, 11, 9, 9, 3, 8, 23SAS23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 6, 20, 5, 12, 15, 10, 10, 17SAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bulls-Bucks · R1 · G6

Steady Chicago beats Milwaukee

Leads at every break, then a 120–66 final. Mike Dunleavy led Chicago with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Bucks
G1 · @ CHICHI103–91G2 · @ CHICHI91–82G3 · @ MILCHI113–106G4 · @ MILMIL92–90G5 · @ CHIMIL94–88G6 · @ MILCHI120–66
Lead changes
Clippers-Spurs5
Bulls-Bucks0
The night in charts
Clippers-Spurs combined for 198, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SpursClippers 102, Spurs 96
198
Bulls-BucksBulls 120, Bucks 66
186
LAC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Clippers-SpursClippers 102, Spurs 96
+6 LAC
Bulls-BucksBulls 120, Bucks 66
+54 CHI
Diaw shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiawSAS · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PauCHI · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
RedickLAC · 19 PTS
58% (7-12)
BelinelliSAS · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
BlakeLAC · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
52% (11-21)
Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 102Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26252526102
Spurs2625212496
The story
Chris Paul had 19 points and 15 assists as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 102-96

Marco Belinelli led San Antonio with 23 PTS, 2 REB 19 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 7-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the third 25-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 00+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 120Bucks 66
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls34312629120
Bucks1617191466
The story
Jimmy Butler's 16 points carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 120-66

Mike Dunleavy chipped in 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-16, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
600 +18+32+39+54 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 19 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg7.5Last 3 playoff games

7.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg32.0Today

32 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 26

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 22, 20, 26, 29, 14, 20, 30, 26Clippers-Spurs · W
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 13, 2, 11, 9, 9, 3, 8, 23Spurs-Clippers · L
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 5, 5, 9, 12, 12, 10, 0, 20Bulls-Bucks · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 17, 22, 32, 21, 7, 34, 19, 19Clippers-Spurs · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 22, 18, 10, 11, 17, 16, 25, 19Bulls-Bucks · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 20, 12, 10, 16, 7, 17, 13, 19Clippers-Spurs · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST