FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 1, 2016Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Hornets73
Heat106
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +30; Q4 MIA +33
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Blazers106
Warriors118
Q1 GSW +20; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +12
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Pacers84
Raptors89
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +5
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Pacers-Raptors

Toronto wins Game 7 against Indiana

Draymond Green posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+6+14+5TOR AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2321202084
Raptors2822281189
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 10, 14, 10, 21, 8, 34, 8, 30TOR30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 30, 5, 3, 2, 10, 10, 2, 13TOR13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25, 19, 39, 21, 26IND26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 19, 10, 4, 13, 22, 15, 12, 19IND19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Blazers-Warriors · R2 · G1

Golden State leads Portland wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 118–106. Best quarter: the first, 37–17. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 37 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW118–106
Lead changes
Pacers-Raptors4
Hornets-Heat0
Blazers-Warriors0
The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 224, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 106, Warriors 118
224
Hornets-HeatHornets 73, Heat 106
179
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 84, Raptors 89
173
TOR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 84, Raptors 89
+5 TOR
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 106, Warriors 118
+12 GSW
Hornets-HeatHornets 73, Heat 106
+33 MIA
George Hill shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
George HillIND · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DragicMIA · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
KlayGSW · 37 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
50% (14-28)
EllisIND · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
50% (7-14)
AminuPOR · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
46% (6-13)
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 84Raptors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2321202084
Raptors2822281189
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 30 points carried Toronto past Indiana, 89-84

For Indiana, Paul George had 26 PTS, 12 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-32 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-20, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+6+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 106Warriors 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers17342233106
Warriors37282825118
The story
Andrew Bogut had 12 rebounds and 10 points as Golden State beat Portland 118-106

Allen Crabbe led Portland with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 12 REB, 10 PTS, 3 BLK · 5-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 37-17, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +20+14+20+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 73Heat 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1824112073
Heat29252923106
The story
Miami beat Charlotte 106-73 behind 25 points from Goran Dragic

Frank Kaminsky paced Charlotte: 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-11 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
400 +11+12+30+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside topped the game at 40.9 FPTS: 12 REB, 10 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.4Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg7.5Last 3 playoff games

7.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 37

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 14, 16, 16, 34, 17, 23, 27, 37Warriors-Blazers · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 10, 14, 10, 21, 8, 34, 8, 30Raptors-Pacers · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 21, 21, 17, 32, 12, 22, 28, 30Blazers-Warriors · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 33, 28, 25, 19, 39, 21, 26Pacers-Raptors · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 18, 9, 18, 11, 12, 10, 14, 25Heat-Hornets · W
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 11, 11, 12, 12, 9, 18, 15, 23Warriors-Blazers · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Feb 13, 2018: 23 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
23 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST