FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 27, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIA by 6 after three quarters and won 90–88.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hornets90
Heat88
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA -6; Q4 CHA +2
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Blazers108
Clippers98
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -5; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +10
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Rockets81
Warriors114
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +22; Q3 GSW +30; Q4 GSW +33
On this day · 2014–15Apr 27, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: Deron Williams (Nets-Hawks), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Hornets-Heat

Charlotte beats Miami by 2, moves within one of advancing

James Harden goes for 35 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+2-6+2CHA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2821162590
Heat2522241788
Who led
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 14, 16, 11, 2, 0, 12, 0, 17CHA17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 16, 18, 2, 19, 29, 17, 34, 14CHA14 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 14, 17, 16, 28, 17, 12, 25MIA25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 20, 17, 6, 31, 16, 19, 15, 16MIA16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Heat7
Blazers-Clippers7
Rockets-Warriors0
The night in charts
Blazers-Clippers combined for 206, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 108, Clippers 98
206
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 81, Warriors 114
195
Hornets-HeatHornets 90, Heat 88
178
CHA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hornets-HeatHornets 90, Heat 88
+2 CHA
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 108, Clippers 98
+10 POR
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 81, Warriors 114
+33 GSW
CHA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-HeatCHA won · Hornets 90, Heat 88
6 pts
Blazers-ClippersPOR won · Blazers 108, Clippers 98
5 pts
Klay shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayGSW · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Marvin WilliamsCHA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Jeff GreenLAC · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
D WadeMIA · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
58% (11-19)
HardenHOU · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
52% (12-23)
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 90Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2821162590
Heat2522241788
The story
Marvin Williams had 17 points as Charlotte beat Miami 90-88

Hassan Whiteside led Miami with 12 REB, 11 PTS 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 25-17.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +3+2−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 108Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers18272637108
Clippers1832212798
The story
Portland beat LA 108-98 behind 27 points from CJ McCollum

Jamal Crawford paced LA: 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 37-27 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−50+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeAndre Jordan topped the game at 48.9 FPTS: 17 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 81Warriors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2017222281
Warriors37223025114
The story
Draymond Green's 15 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Houston, 114-81

For Houston, Dwight Howard had 21 REB, 8 PTS 15 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 5-9 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-20, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
400 +17+22+30+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.3Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Clippers · R1 · G5

Portland goes up 3–2 on Clippers

Game 5 went to the Trail Blazers, 108–98. CJ McCollum led Portland with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Clippers
G1 · @ LACLAC115–95G2 · @ LACLAC102–81G3 · @ PORPOR96–88G4 · @ PORPOR98–84G5 · @ LACPOR108–98
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 40, 34, 38, 17, 28, 35, 18, 35Rockets-Warriors · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 26, 21, 17, 9, 16, 27, 19, 27Blazers-Clippers · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 20, 14, 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27Warriors-Rockets · W
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 14, 17, 16, 28, 17, 12, 25Heat-Hornets · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 11, 31, 21, 21, 17, 32, 12, 22Blazers-Clippers · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 14, 5, 3, 9, 12, 10, 12, 19Blazers-Clippers · W
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST