FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 8, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed SAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 111–97.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Cavs100
Hawks99
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +1
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Spurs97
Thunder111
Q1 OKC -10; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +14
On this day · 2014–15May 8, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: JJ Redick (Clippers-Rockets), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Spurs-Thunder

Kevin Durant scores 41, OKC rallies past San Antonio

Russell Westbrook goes for 15 assists

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-8-4+14OKC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2726281697
Thunder17283234111
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33, 16, 28, 26, 41OKC41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 8, 19, 12, 11, 11, 3, 6, 17OKC17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 15, 6, 2, 16, 2, 7, 19, 22SAS22 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 20, 13, 32, 21, 25, 14, 31, 21SAS21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Hawks · R2 · G4

Cleveland closes out Atlanta in four

Cleveland won Game 4, 100–99, to take the conference semifinals series 4–0. Kevin Love led Cleveland with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Hawks
G1 · @ CLECLE104–93G2 · @ CLECLE123–98G3 · @ ATLCLE121–108G4 · @ ATLCLE100–99
Lead changes
Cavs-Hawks15
Spurs-Thunder7
The night in charts
Spurs-Thunder combined for 208, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 97, Thunder 111
208
Cavs-HawksCavs 100, Hawks 99
199
CLE won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Cavs-HawksCavs 100, Hawks 99
+1 CLE
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 97, Thunder 111
+14 OKC
OKC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ThunderOKC won · Spurs 97, Thunder 111
10 pts
Cavs-HawksCLE won · Cavs 100, Hawks 99
9 pts
Waiters shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WaitersOKC · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
SefoloshaATL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
KDOKC · 41 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
56% (14-25)
SchroderATL · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 100Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27292519100
Hawks3622192299
The story
LeBron James' 21 points and 10 rebounds carried Cleveland past Atlanta, 100-99

For Atlanta, Dennis Schroder had 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 10-23 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 29-22.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −9−2+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Thunder
Spurs 97Thunder 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2726281697
Thunder17283234111
The story
Steven Adams had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 111-97

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 3 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB · 6-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 34-16.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −10−8−4+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.0Reg. season avg28.3Last 3 playoff games

28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 21, 34, 19, 33, 16, 28, 26, 41Thunder-Spurs · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 28, 2010: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 28, 16, 20, 11, 17, 11, 21, 27Cavs-Hawks · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 15, 6, 2, 16, 2, 7, 19, 22Spurs-Thunder · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 22, 27, 20, 22, 25, 27, 24, 21Cavs-Hawks · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 35, 31, 22, 26, 31, 21, 19, 24, 21Cavs-Hawks · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 20, 7, 9, 12, 27, 5, 8, 21Hawks-Cavs · L
11.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST