FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 16, 2016Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed TOR by 5 after the first quarter and won 100–90.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pacers100
Raptors90
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +10
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Rockets78
Warriors104
Q1 GSW +18; Q2 GSW +27; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +26
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Celtics101
Hawks102
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +1
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs70
Thunder108
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +26; Q3 OKC +42; Q4 OKC +38
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Pacers-Raptors

Paul George scores 33 as Indiana wins in Toronto

Isaiah Thomas goes for 27 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2+3+10IND AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers19242730100
Raptors2421222390
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 27, 20, 20, 29, 14, 15, 19, 33IND33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 13, 12, 7, 13, 17, 6, 8, 15IND15 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 3, 16, 11, 6, 18, 4, 2, 18TOR18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 19, 26, 27, 26, 16, 27, 10, 14TOR14 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Hawks · R1 · G1

Atlanta leads Boston wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 102–101. Best quarter: the first, 30–19. Al Horford led Atlanta with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Hawks
G1 · @ ATLATL102–101
Lead changes
Celtics-Hawks4
Rockets-Warriors0
Mavs-Thunder0
The night in charts
Celtics-Hawks combined for 203, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HawksCeltics 101, Hawks 102
203
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 100, Raptors 90
190
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 78, Warriors 104
182
Mavs-ThunderMavs 70, Thunder 108
178
ATL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 101, Hawks 102
+1 ATL
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 100, Raptors 90
+10 IND
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 78, Warriors 104
+26 GSW
Mavs-ThunderMavs 70, Thunder 108
+38 OKC
Kanter shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterOKC · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
StephGSW · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
GeorgeIND · 33 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
55% (12-22)
MillsapATL · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
55% (6-11)
BazemoreATL · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 101Hawks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics19153136101
Hawks30212130102
The story
Jeff Teague had 23 points and 12 assists as Atlanta beat Boston 102-101

Marcus Smart led Boston with 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 30-19, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +11+17+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 100Raptors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers19242730100
Raptors2421222390
The story
Monta Ellis' 15 points carried Indiana past Toronto, 100-90

For Toronto, Cory Joseph had 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-23, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 −5−2+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 78Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1518271878
Warriors33272222104
The story
Golden State beat Houston 104-78 behind 24 points from Stephen Curry

Dwight Howard paced Houston: 14 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +18+27+22+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Draymond Green topped the game at 47.5 FPTS: 12 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.6Reg. season avg23Today

23 points today in 34 minutes, against 11.6 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg25.6Today

26 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−12.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 22 minutes, against 14.1 a game in the regular season (65 games).

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 33

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 27, 20, 20, 29, 14, 15, 19, 33Pacers-Raptors · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 22, 26, 32, 20, 16, 17, 21, 27Celtics-Hawks · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 26, 24, 26, 23, 13, 24, 13, 24Thunder-Mavs · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 7, 14, 16, 11, 12, 20, 19, 24Hawks-Celtics · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 29, 39, 21, 27, 17, 37, 46, 24Warriors-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 18, 28, 20, 23, 24, 21, 16, 23Hawks-Celtics · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST