FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 12, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Bulls101
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +5
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Clippers103
Rockets124
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +21
On this day · 2013–14May 12, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Nets), 49 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Bulls-Cavs

LeBron James posts 38 and 12 as Cleveland beats Chicago

Blake Griffin goes for 30 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+10+9+5CLE AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24202730101
Cavs25292626106
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 30, 31, 27, 19, 33, 27, 25, 38CLE38 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 30, 26, 13, 24, 30, 21, 11, 12, 25CLE25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 33, 20, 16, 20, 18, 20, 19, 29CHI29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 10, 0, 20, 14, 8, 16, 4, 19CHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Rockets2
Bulls-Cavs1
The night in charts
Clippers-Rockets combined for 227, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-RocketsClippers 103, Rockets 124
227
Bulls-CavsBulls 101, Cavs 106
207
CLE won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bulls-CavsBulls 101, Cavs 106
+5 CLE
Clippers-RocketsClippers 103, Rockets 124
+21 HOU
Ariza shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ArizaHOU · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
ShumpertCLE · 13 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
60% (6-10)
LeBronCLE · 38 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
58% (14-24)
BlakeLAC · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST
57% (12-21)
KyrieCLE · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 101Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24202730101
Cavs25292626106
The story
Kyrie Irving had 25 points as Cleveland beat Chicago 106-101

Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+10+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 103Rockets 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers22262827103
Rockets27362734124
The story
Trevor Ariza's 22 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 124-103

For Los Angeles, Chris Paul had 22 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-12 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-26, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +5+15+14+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 24.9 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Rockets · R2 · G5

Houston never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 124–103. James Harden led Houston with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Rockets
G1 · @ HOULAC117–101G2 · @ HOUHOU115–109G3 · @ LACLAC124–99G4 · @ LACLAC128–95G5 · @ HOUHOU124–103
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 30, 31, 27, 19, 33, 27, 25, 38Cavs-Bulls · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34, 22, 21, 30Clippers-Rockets · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 33, 20, 16, 20, 18, 20, 19, 29Bulls-Cavs · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32, 25, 21, 26Rockets-Clippers · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chauncey Billups MIN, Apr 3, 2002: 26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 30, 26, 13, 24, 30, 21, 11, 12, 25Cavs-Bulls · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 7, 34, 19, 19, 27, 12, 15, 22Clippers-Rockets · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST