FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 10, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHI by 7 after three quarters and won 86–84.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Cavs86
Bulls84
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +2
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Rockets95
Clippers128
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +24; Q4 LAC +33
On this day · 2013–14May 10, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Blazers), 29 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Cavs-Bulls

Cleveland evens the series with Chicago at 2–2

DeAndre Jordan goes for 26 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+4-7+2CLE AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2623122586
Bulls2817231684
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 20, 30, 31, 27, 19, 33, 27, 25CLE25 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Timofey MozgovPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 6, 16, 5, 12, 9, 6, 8, 15CLE15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 34, 14, 13, 15, 25, 14, 30, 31CHI31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 24, 33, 20, 16, 20, 18, 20, 19CHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Clippers · R2 · G4

Clippers go up 3–1 on Houston

Game 4 went to the Clippers, 128–95. DeAndre Jordan led Clippers with 26 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Clippers
G1 · @ HOULAC117–101G2 · @ HOUHOU115–109G3 · @ LACLAC124–99G4 · @ LACLAC128–95
Lead changes
Rockets-Clippers10
The night in charts
Rockets-Clippers combined for 223, 53 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ClippersRockets 95, Clippers 128
223
Cavs-BullsCavs 86, Bulls 84
170
CLE won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Cavs-BullsCavs 86, Bulls 84
+2 CLE
Rockets-ClippersRockets 95, Clippers 128
+33 LAC
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BullsCLE won · Cavs 86, Bulls 84
7 pts
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 95, Clippers 128
3 pts
Blake shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
ArizaHOU · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
50% (7-14)
TerryHOU · 16 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
JR SmithCLE · 13 PTS, 3 REB
50% (5-10)
RedickLAC · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
50% (5-10)
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 86Bulls 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2623122586
Bulls2817231684
The story
LeBron James had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Cleveland beat Chicago 86-84

Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST · 10-30 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 25-16.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+4−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 95Clippers 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3321251695
Clippers30304325128
The story
Blake Griffin's 21 points carried Los Angeles past Houston, 128-95

For Houston, Trevor Ariza had 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 43-25, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
400 −3+6+24+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Reg. season avg14.5Last 3 playoff games

14.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.7 in the regular season (83 games). Today: 1 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Reg. season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 25.3 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 31

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 34, 14, 13, 15, 25, 14, 30, 31Bulls-Cavs · L
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 6, 21, 15, 7, 10, 16, 6, 26Clippers-Rockets · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high26 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 20, 30, 31, 27, 19, 33, 27, 25Cavs-Bulls · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32, 25, 21Rockets-Clippers · L
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34, 22, 21Clippers-Rockets · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 24, 33, 20, 16, 20, 18, 20, 19Bulls-Cavs · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST