FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 25, 2017Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed OKC by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–99.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Thunder99
Rockets105
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +6
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Grizzlies103
Spurs116
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +13
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Jazz96
Clippers92
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +4
On this day · 2015–16Apr 25, 2016: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Thunder-Rockets

Houston closes out OKC in five

Russell Westbrook goes for 47 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+7-5+6HOU AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2222332299
Rockets16352133105
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 35, 14, 27, 37, 35, 44, 16, 34HOU34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 15, 18, 7, 11, 21, 22, 18, 22HOU22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 12, 45, 23, 50, 5, 22, 51, 32, 35, 47OKC47 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 2, 6, 13, 10, 9, 6, 10, 11OKC11 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Jazz-Clippers · R1 · G5

Utah beats Clippers, 96–92

Utah led 64–58 after three and won by 4. Gordon Hayward led Utah with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Clippers
G1 · @ LACUTA97–95G2 · @ LACLAC99–91G3 · @ UTALAC111–106G4 · @ UTAUTA105–98G5 · @ LACUTA96–92
Lead changes
Jazz-Clippers9
Thunder-Rockets5
Grizzlies-Spurs1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Spurs combined for 219, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 103, Spurs 116
219
Thunder-RocketsThunder 99, Rockets 105
204
Jazz-ClippersJazz 96, Clippers 92
188
UTA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Jazz-ClippersJazz 96, Clippers 92
+4 UTA
Thunder-RocketsThunder 99, Rockets 105
+6 HOU
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 103, Spurs 116
+13 SAS
HOU rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 99, Rockets 105
6 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 96, Clippers 92
2 pts
Mills shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsSAS · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
BeverleyHOU · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
ConleyMEM · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
59% (10-17)
RedickLAC · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
HaywardUTA · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 96Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1927183296
Clippers2122153492
The story
Gordon Hayward's 27 points carried Utah past LA, 96-92

For LA, Chris Paul had 28 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 27-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2+3+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 99Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2222332299
Rockets16352133105
The story
James Harden had 34 points as Houston beat Oklahoma City 105-99

Lou Williams added 22 PTS, 5 REB 34 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-25 FG, 2-13 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Rockets took the second 35-22.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −6+7−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 103Spurs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies23262727103
Spurs23323229116
The story
San Antonio beat Memphis 116-103 behind 28 points from Kawhi Leonard

Marc Gasol paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+6+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Conley topped the game at 51.4 FPTS: 26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg7.1Last 3 playoff games

7.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 47

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 12, 45, 23, 50, 5, 22, 51, 32, 35, 47Thunder-Rockets · L
37.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Apr 1, 2006: 47 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
47 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 35, 14, 27, 37, 35, 44, 16, 34Rockets-Thunder · W
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 19, 19, 17, 25, 21, 34, 27, 28Clippers-Jazz · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 28, 18, 14, 32, 37, 18, 43, 28Spurs-Grizzlies · W
31.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 39, 21, 14, 19, 20, 40, 3, 27Jazz-Clippers · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 31, 15, 15, 13, 24, 24, 35, 26Grizzlies-Spurs · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST