FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 29, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed TOR by 4 at halftime and won 101–83.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Raptors83
Pacers101
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +18
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Heat97
Hornets90
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +7
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Clippers103
Blazers106
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +3
On this day · 2014–15Apr 29, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Blazers-Grizzlies), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Raptors-Pacers

Indiana evens the series with Toronto at 3–3

Kemba Walker goes for 37 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-4+7+18IND AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2222201983
Pacers20203130101
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25, 19, 39, 21IND21 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 13, 4, 10, 8, 17, 4, 14, 15IND15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 4, 2, 18, 16, 10, 0, 8, 15TOR15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 5, 8, 6, 2, 17, 12, 5, 15TOR15 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Blazers · R1 · G6

Portland finishes off Clippers, wins the series 4–2

106–103 in Game 6 of the first round. Damian Lillard led Portland with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Blazers
G1 · @ LACLAC115–95G2 · @ LACLAC102–81G3 · @ PORPOR96–88G4 · @ PORPOR98–84G5 · @ LACPOR108–98G6 · @ PORPOR106–103
Lead changes
Clippers-Blazers19
Heat-Hornets12
Raptors-Pacers3
The night in charts
Clippers-Blazers combined for 209, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-BlazersClippers 103, Blazers 106
209
Heat-HornetsHeat 97, Hornets 90
187
Raptors-PacersRaptors 83, Pacers 101
184
POR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Clippers-BlazersClippers 103, Blazers 106
+3 POR
Heat-HornetsHeat 97, Hornets 90
+7 MIA
Raptors-PacersRaptors 83, Pacers 101
+18 IND
IND rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PacersIND won · Raptors 83, Pacers 101
4 pts
Clippers-BlazersPOR won · Clippers 103, Blazers 106
2 pts
Deng shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DengMIA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
RedickLAC · 15 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
JeffersonCHA · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
TurnerIND · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
D WadeMIA · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
50% (10-20)
Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 103Blazers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24243421103
Blazers24263026106
The story
Damian Lillard had 28 points as Portland beat LA 106-103

DeAndre Jordan led LA with 20 REB, 15 PTS 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 26-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+2−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 97Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2732162297
Hornets2426202090
The story
Dwyane Wade's 23 points carried Miami past Charlotte, 97-90

For Charlotte, Al Jefferson had 18 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-20 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-26, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+9+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 83Pacers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2222201983
Pacers20203130101
The story
Indiana beat Toronto 101-83 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Paul George

Jonas Valanciunas paced Toronto: 14 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 5-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2−4+7+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.4Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg2.4Last 3 playoff games

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

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 37

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 18, 2, 19, 29, 17, 34, 14, 37Hornets-Heat · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 30, 22, 13, 11, 19, 12, 17, 32Clippers-Blazers · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +17.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 31, 21, 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28Blazers-Clippers · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 14, 17, 16, 28, 17, 12, 25, 23Heat-Hornets · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25, 19, 39, 21Pacers-Raptors · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · −7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 14, 16, 11, 9, 4, 4, 13, 21Clippers-Blazers · L
10.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST