FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 17, 2017Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pacers111
Cavs117
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +6
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Grizzlies82
Spurs96
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +14
On this day · 2015–16Apr 17, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Pistons), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Pacers-Cavs

Kyrie Irving goes for 37 in Cleveland win over Indiana

LeBron James goes for 25 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+5+18+6CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29292033111
Cavs32313321117
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 24, 23, 24, 19, 18, 45, 23, 37CLE37 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 20, 28, 15, 15, 11, 25, 17, 27CLE27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 43, 35, 23, 37, 27, 32, 29, 32IND32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 17, 20, 15, 9, 15, 19, 15, 23IND23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Spurs · R1 · G2

San Antonio leads Memphis wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 96–82. Best quarter: the first, 29–16. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS111–82G2 · @ SASSAS96–82
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Spurs4
Pacers-Cavs3
The night in charts
Pacers-Cavs combined for 228, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CavsPacers 111, Cavs 117
228
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 82, Spurs 96
178
CLE won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 111, Cavs 117
+6 CLE
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 82, Spurs 96
+14 SAS
Teague shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TeagueIND · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KawhiSAS · 37 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 16 PTS, 6 STL, 3 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
KyrieCLE · 37 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (14-24)
LeBronCLE · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL
55% (11-20)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 111Cavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29292033111
Cavs32313321117
The story
Kevin Love had 27 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland beat Indiana 117-111

Thaddeus Young led Indiana with 16 PTS, 3 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 6-7 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 33-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+5+18+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 82Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1621281782
Spurs2927192196
The story
Tony Parker's 15 points carried San Antonio past Memphis, 96-82

For Memphis, Zach Randolph had 18 PTS, 10 REB 15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 6-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-16, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +13+19+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.5Reg. season avg34.5Last 2 playoff games

34.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 37 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg13.3Last 2 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg35.5Today

36 minutes today, against 24.5 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 37

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 25, 32, 11, 28, 18, 14, 32, 37Spurs-Grizzlies · W
34.5 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 24, 23, 24, 19, 18, 45, 23, 37Cavs-Pacers · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 43, 35, 23, 37, 27, 32, 29, 32Pacers-Cavs · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 20, 28, 15, 15, 11, 25, 17, 27Cavs-Pacers · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 34, 41, 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25Cavs-Pacers · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 28, 20, 19, 31, 15, 15, 13, 24Grizzlies-Spurs · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST