FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 13, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed WAS by 6 at halftime and won 82–81.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Wizards81
Hawks82
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +1
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Grizzlies78
Warriors98
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +20
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Wizards-Hawks

Atlanta holds off Washington, 82–81

Al Horford goes for 23 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-6+1+1ATL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1928151981
Hawks2318221982
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 17, 20, 18, 17, 18, 12, 18, 23ATL23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 16, 10, 25, 15, 18, 8, 19, 14ATL14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 28, 16, 23, 28, 20, 17, 34, 23WAS23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 24, 16, 10, 26, 19, 14, 18, 15WAS15 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Warriors · R2 · G5

Golden State controls Memphis start to finish

Golden State won 98–78, leading by as many as 20 at a break. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW101–86G2 · @ GSWMEM97–90G3 · @ MEMMEM99–89G4 · @ MEMGSW101–84G5 · @ GSWGSW98–78
Lead changes
Wizards-Hawks7
Grizzlies-Warriors1
Shot of the night

Horford's jumper with 1 second left puts the Hawks ahead, 82-81 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Warriors combined for 176, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 78, Warriors 98
176
Wizards-HawksWizards 81, Hawks 82
163
ATL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Wizards-HawksWizards 81, Hawks 82
+1 ATL
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 78, Warriors 98
+20 GSW
Iguodala shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IguodalaGSW · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
GortatWAS · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
HorfordATL · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
56% (10-18)
RandolphMEM · 13 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
ConleyMEM · 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 81Hawks 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1928151981
Hawks2318221982
The story
DeMarre Carroll had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Atlanta beat Washington 82-81

John Wall led Washington with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 10 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 4-11 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Hawks took the third 22-15.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +4−6+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Warriors
Grizzlies 78Warriors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2516162178
Warriors2623252498
The story
Stephen Curry's 18 points carried Golden State past Memphis, 98-78

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 18 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 STL, 5 AST · 6-16 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-16, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1+8+17+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.3Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 23 points in 42 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Reg. season avg33.2Today

33 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.1Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.1 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 3 points in 38 minutes.

Top performances

Al Horford leads the day with 23

Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 17, 20, 18, 17, 18, 12, 18, 23Hawks-Wizards · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 28, 16, 23, 28, 20, 17, 34, 23Wizards-Hawks · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 26, 28, 25, 18, 13, 20, 15, 21Warriors-Grizzlies · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 25, 21, 26, 21, 15, 21, 19, 18Grizzlies-Warriors · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 34, 22, 40, 39, 22, 19, 23, 33, 18Warriors-Grizzlies · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 5, 4, 8, 8, 7, 9, 11, 16Warriors-Grizzlies · W
8.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST