FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 14, 2015Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAC by 13 after three quarters and won 119–107.

Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Cavs94
Bulls73
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +21
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Rockets119
Clippers107
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -13; Q4 HOU +12
On this day · 2013–14May 14, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Nets-Heat), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Rockets-Clippers

Houston pulls level with Clippers

Chris Paul goes for 31 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2-13+12HOU AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25371740119
Clippers29352815107
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32, 25, 21, 26, 23HOU23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 13, 18, 22, 24, 14, 7, 20, 20HOU20 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 34, 19, 19, 27, 12, 15, 22, 31LAC31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34, 22, 21, 30, 28LAC28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Bulls · R2 · G6

Cleveland keeps Chicago at arm's length

The Bulls never led at a quarter break. Cleveland won by 21. Matthew Dellavedova led Cleveland with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Cavs-Bulls
G1 · @ CLECHI99–92G2 · @ CLECLE106–91G3 · @ CHICHI99–96G4 · @ CHICLE86–84G5 · @ CLECLE106–101G6 · @ CHICLE94–73
Lead changes
Cavs-Bulls11
Rockets-Clippers4
The night in charts
Rockets-Clippers combined for 226, 59 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ClippersRockets 119, Clippers 107
226
Cavs-BullsCavs 94, Bulls 73
167
HOU won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Rockets-ClippersRockets 119, Clippers 107
+12 HOU
Cavs-BullsCavs 94, Bulls 73
+21 CLE
Dellavedova shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DellavedovaCLE · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
BlakeLAC · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
DwightHOU · 21 REB, 20 PTS, 2 BLK, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
CP3LAC · 31 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB
53% (10-19)
D-RoseCHI · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
44% (7-16)
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 119Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25371740119
Clippers29352815107
The story
Dwight Howard had 21 rebounds and 20 points as Houston beat Los Angeles 119-107

Blake Griffin led Los Angeles with 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 REB, 20 PTS, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 40-15.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4−2−13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 94Bulls 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3325152194
Bulls3113161373
The story
LeBron James' 15 points and 11 assists carried Cleveland past Chicago, 94-73

For Chicago, Jimmy Butler had 20 PTS, 5 REB 15 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB · 7-23 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-13, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +2+14+13+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.8Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 13 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 31

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 34, 19, 19, 27, 12, 15, 22, 31Clippers-Rockets · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 26, 24, 26, 34, 22, 21, 30, 28Clippers-Rockets · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 42, 24, 28, 20, 32, 25, 21, 26, 23Rockets-Clippers · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 13, 18, 22, 24, 14, 7, 20, 20Rockets-Clippers · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 20, 16, 20, 18, 20, 19, 29, 20Bulls-Cavs · L
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 22, 5, 6, 11, 11, 4, 15, 19Rockets-Clippers · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST