FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 6, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAC by 9 at halftime and won 115–109.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Bulls91
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +20; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +15
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Clippers109
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +6
On this day · 2013–14May 6, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Clippers-Rockets

James Harden scores 32, Houston rallies past Clippers

Dwight Howard goes for 24 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11-9-2+6HOU AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24412024109
Rockets35212732115
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32HOU32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 14, 11, 28, 13, 13, 18, 22, 24HOU24 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 29, 14, 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34LAC34 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 11, 5, 15, 8, 10, 16, 21, 19LAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bulls-Cavs · R2 · G2

Cleveland keeps Chicago at arm's length

The Bulls never led at a quarter break. Cleveland won by 15. LeBron James led Cleveland with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Cavs
G1 · @ CLECHI99–92G2 · @ CLECLE106–91
Lead changes
Clippers-Rockets3
Bulls-Cavs0
The night in charts
Clippers-Rockets combined for 224, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-RocketsClippers 109, Rockets 115
224
Bulls-CavsBulls 91, Cavs 106
197
HOU won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Clippers-RocketsClippers 109, Rockets 115
+6 HOU
Bulls-CavsBulls 91, Cavs 106
+15 CLE
Dwight shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
James JonesCLE · 17 PTS, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
BlakeLAC · 34 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
57% (13-23)
ShumpertCLE · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
45% (5-11)
LeBronCLE · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
45% (13-29)
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 109Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24412024109
Rockets35212732115
The story
Trevor Ariza had 15 points and 13 rebounds as Houston beat Los Angeles 115-109

Jamal Crawford led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 4-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 35-24, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +11−9−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 91Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1827262091
Cavs38262319106
The story
Kyrie Irving's 21 points carried Cleveland past Chicago, 106-91

For Chicago, Jimmy Butler had 18 PTS, 2 REB 21 PTS, 3 AST · 5-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-18, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +20+19+16+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.0Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 15 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 8 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 34

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 29, 14, 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34Clippers-Rockets · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 14, 21, 20, 30, 31, 27, 19, 33Cavs-Bulls · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 16, 24, 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32Rockets-Clippers · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 14, 11, 28, 13, 13, 18, 22, 24Rockets-Clippers · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 12, 9, 30, 26, 13, 24, 30, 21Cavs-Bulls · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 11, 5, 15, 8, 10, 16, 21, 19Clippers-Rockets · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST