FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 18, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed OKC by 3 after three quarters and won 85–84.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pacers87
Raptors98
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +11
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Mavs85
Thunder84
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +1
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Rockets106
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +9
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Mavs-Thunder

Dallas evens the series with OKC at 1–1

Draymond Green goes for 14 rebounds

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+2-3+1DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2421142685
Thunder2023192284
Who led
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 2, 3, 11, 21, 10, 22, 7, 21DAL21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 13, 7, 21, 14, 22, 19, 18, 17DAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 34, 31, 33, 26, 31, 34, 23, 21OKC21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 24, 26, 23, 13, 24, 13, 24, 19OKC19 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Thunder17
Pacers-Raptors1
Rockets-Warriors1
The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 221, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 106, Warriors 115
221
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 87, Raptors 98
185
Mavs-ThunderMavs 85, Thunder 84
169
DAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Mavs-ThunderMavs 85, Thunder 84
+1 DAL
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 106, Warriors 115
+9 GSW
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 87, Raptors 98
+11 TOR
Iguodala shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IguodalaGSW · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ValanciunasTOR · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
GeorgeIND · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
FeltonDAL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
EllisIND · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 85Thunder 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2421142685
Thunder2023192284
The story
Raymond Felton had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas beat Oklahoma City 85-84

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 24-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+2−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook led the game in fantasy with 47.3 FPTS (19 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 106Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30282127106
Warriors33332029115
The story
Andre Iguodala's 18 points carried Golden State past Houston, 115-106

For Houston, Dwight Howard had 12 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 7-10 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-28, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+8+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 87Raptors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1632182187
Raptors2726212498
The story
Toronto beat Indiana 98-87 behind 23 points and 15 rebounds from Jonas Valanciunas

Paul George paced Indiana: 28 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 15 REB · 10-18 FG

The swing

A 27-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +11+5+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 16 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg4.0Last 2 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Reg. season avg28.1Today

28 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in the regular season (33 games). Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Warriors · R1 · G2

Golden State controls Houston start to finish

Golden State won 115–106, leading by as many as 9 at a break. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 34 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW104–78G2 · @ GSWGSW115–106
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 34

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 21, 28, 14, 20, 14, 16, 16, 34Warriors-Rockets · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 41, 26, 30, 40, 34, 38, 17, 28Rockets-Warriors · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 20, 20, 29, 14, 15, 19, 33, 28Pacers-Raptors · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 16, 12, 13, 10, 14, 17, 12, 23Raptors-Pacers · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 2, 3, 11, 21, 10, 22, 7, 21Mavs-Thunder · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 34, 31, 33, 26, 31, 34, 23, 21Thunder-Mavs · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST