FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 23, 2016Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Raptors83
Pacers100
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +17
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Heat80
Hornets96
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +17; Q4 CHA +16
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Thunder119
Mavs108
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +11
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Clippers88
Blazers96
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +8
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Clippers-Blazers

Portland stays alive against Clippers

Russell Westbrook goes for 25 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+9+3+8POR AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1921272188
Blazers2227212696
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 38, 22, 11, 31, 21, 21, 17, 32POR32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 18, 30, 26, 21, 17, 9, 16, 27POR27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 27, 25, 13, 5, 12, 28, 25, 26LAC26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 32, 19, 4, 30, 22, 13, 11, 19LAC19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Thunder-Mavs · R1 · G4

OKC leads Dallas wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 119–108. Best quarter: the first, 33–18. Enes Kanter led OKC with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Mavs
G1 · @ OKCOKC108–70G2 · @ OKCDAL85–84G3 · @ DALOKC131–102G4 · @ DALOKC119–108
Lead changes
Clippers-Blazers6
Heat-Hornets5
Raptors-Pacers0
Thunder-Mavs0
The night in charts
Thunder-Mavs combined for 227, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-MavsThunder 119, Mavs 108
227
Clippers-BlazersClippers 88, Blazers 96
184
Raptors-PacersRaptors 83, Pacers 100
183
Heat-HornetsHeat 80, Hornets 96
176
POR won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Clippers-BlazersClippers 88, Blazers 96
+8 POR
Thunder-MavsThunder 119, Mavs 108
+11 OKC
Heat-HornetsHeat 80, Hornets 96
+16 CHA
Raptors-PacersRaptors 83, Pacers 100
+17 IND
Kanter shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterOKC · 28 PTS, 6 REB
92% (12-13)
George HillIND · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
MahinmiIND · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
IbakaOKC · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
DirkDAL · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 88Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1921272188
Blazers2227212696
The story
CJ McCollum's 27 points carried Portland past LA, 96-88

For LA, DeAndre Jordan had 16 REB, 11 PTS 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-21, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3+9+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 51.1 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB

Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 119Mavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder33243230119
Mavs18303129108
The story
Enes Kanter had 28 points as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 119-108

Raymond Felton led Dallas with 19 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB · 12-13 FG

The swing

The Thunder won the first 33-18, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +15+9+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 83Pacers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1626162583
Pacers28291627100
The story
Indiana beat Toronto 100-83 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Ian Mahinmi

Jonas Valanciunas paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 28-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +12+15+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.5Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg3.0Last 2 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.1 in the regular season (7 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg28.4Today

28 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 32

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 38, 22, 11, 31, 21, 21, 17, 32Blazers-Clippers · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 33, 11, 2, 17, 16, 6, 21, 28Thunder-Mavs · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 21, 14, 22, 19, 18, 17, 16, 27Mavs-Thunder · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 18, 30, 26, 21, 17, 9, 16, 27Blazers-Clippers · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 27, 25, 13, 5, 12, 28, 25, 26Clippers-Blazers · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 23, 13, 24, 13, 24, 19, 26, 25Thunder-Mavs · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST