FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 16, 2017Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 106–102.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hawks107
Wizards114
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers109
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bulls106
Celtics102
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +4
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Thunder87
Rockets118
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +31
On this day · 2015–16Apr 16, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Raptors), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Bulls-Celtics

Jimmy Butler scores 30 as Chicago wins in Boston

Draymond Green goes for 19 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+20+4CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23252632106
Celtics28182828102
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 33, 39, 26, 19, 33, 17, 25, 30CHI30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 0, 21, 8, 12, 9, 10, 12, 19CHI19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 35, 19, 26, 35, 32, 27, 13, 33BOS33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 12, 14, 12, 4, 16, 19, 12, 19BOS19 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Warriors22
Thunder-Rockets14
Bulls-Celtics10
Hawks-Wizards2
The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 230, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 109, Warriors 121
230
Hawks-WizardsHawks 107, Wizards 114
221
Bulls-CelticsBulls 106, Celtics 102
208
Thunder-RocketsThunder 87, Rockets 118
205
CHI won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bulls-CelticsBulls 106, Celtics 102
+4 CHI
Hawks-WizardsHawks 107, Wizards 114
+7 WAS
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 109, Warriors 121
+12 GSW
Thunder-RocketsThunder 87, Rockets 118
+31 HOU
CHI rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-CelticsCHI won · Bulls 106, Celtics 102
5 pts
Hawks-WizardsWAS won · Hawks 107, Wizards 114
4 pts
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 87, Rockets 118
2 pts
Portis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PortisCHI · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
RobersonOKC · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
GortatWAS · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
BeverleyHOU · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
HorfordBOS · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 106Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23252632106
Celtics28182828102
The story
Bobby Portis' 19 points carried Chicago past Boston, 106-102

For Boston, Al Horford had 19 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 25-18.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −5+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 109Warriors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers27293221109
Warriors31253233121
The story
Kevin Durant had 32 points and 11 rebounds as Golden State beat Portland 121-109

Evan Turner led Portland with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 12-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the fourth 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +400+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 87Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2925201387
Rockets27323029118
The story
Houston beat Oklahoma City 118-87 behind 37 points and 9 assists from James Harden

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 22 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 37 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 13-28 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 29-13 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
400 −2+5+15+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.0Reg. season avg41Today

41 points today in 41 minutes, against 23.0 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Reg. season avg32.1Today

32 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−9.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.9Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 32 minutes, against 15.9 a game in the regular season (67 games).

Second story · Hawks-Wizards · R1 · G1

Washington beats Atlanta by 7, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 114–107. Series: 1–0. John Wall led Washington with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Wizards
G1 · @ WASWAS114–107
Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 41

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 39, 12, 29, 17, 25, 18, 9, 41Blazers-Warriors · L
41.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Vin Baker MIL, Jan 5, 1996: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 30, 17, 31, 33, 35, 14, 27, 37Rockets-Thunder · W
37.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 19, 31, 31, 25, 16, 22, 59, 34Blazers-Warriors · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 35, 19, 26, 35, 32, 27, 13, 33Celtics-Bulls · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 34, 41, 16, 15, 23, 24, 16, 32Wizards-Hawks · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 21, 25, 27, 0, 16, 16, 29, 32Warriors-Blazers · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST