FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 26, 2017Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by WAS (vs ATL) and BOS (vs CHI).

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hawks99
Wizards103
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +4
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bulls97
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +11
On this day · 2015–16Apr 26, 2016: 2 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Raptors), 39 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Hawks-Wizards

Washington goes up 3–2 on Atlanta

Bradley Beal goes for 27 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+1+4+4WAS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2524302099
Wizards23273320103
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 25, 16, 33, 22, 31, 12, 32, 27WAS27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 23, 24, 16, 32, 32, 29, 22, 20WAS20 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 18, 13, 8, 25, 23, 27, 18, 29ATL29 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 26, 22, 10, 19, 27, 29, 19, 21ATL21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Celtics18
Hawks-Wizards7
The night in charts
Bulls-Celtics combined for 205, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-CelticsBulls 97, Celtics 108
205
Hawks-WizardsHawks 99, Wizards 103
202
WAS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hawks-WizardsHawks 99, Wizards 103
+4 WAS
Bulls-CelticsBulls 97, Celtics 108
+11 BOS
WAS rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-WizardsWAS won · Hawks 99, Wizards 103
2 pts
Bulls-CelticsBOS won · Bulls 97, Celtics 108
2 pts
Horford shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordBOS · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BradleyBOS · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
SchroderATL · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
CanaanCHI · 13 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
BealWAS · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
50% (11-22)
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 99Wizards 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2524302099
Wizards23273320103
The story
John Wall had 20 points and 14 assists as Washington beat Atlanta 103-99

Paul Millsap led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Wizards took the second 27-24.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −2+1+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 97Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2030311697
Celtics23292729108
The story
Al Horford's 21 points and 9 assists carried Boston past Chicago, 108-97

For Chicago, Robin Lopez had 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 7-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 29-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3+2−2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade was the fantasy play: 51.2 FPTS on 26 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.6Reg. season avg13.0Last 2 playoff games

13.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 4.6 in the regular season (39 games). Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Reg. season avg1.5Last 3 playoff games

1.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.7 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Reg. season avg31.8Today

32 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Celtics · R1 · G5

Boston gets past Chicago

108–97, with Boston ahead 52–50 at halftime. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSCHI106–102G2 · @ BOSCHI111–97G3 · @ CHIBOS104–87G4 · @ CHIBOS104–95G5 · @ BOSBOS108–97
Top performances

Dennis Schroder leads the day with 29

Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 18, 13, 8, 25, 23, 27, 18, 29Hawks-Wizards · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 25, 16, 33, 22, 31, 12, 32, 27Wizards-Hawks · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 14, 13, 7, 11, 22, 18, 11, 26Bulls-Celtics · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 32, 27, 13, 33, 20, 16, 33, 24Celtics-Bulls · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 15, 18, 8, 14, 12, 15, 8, 24Celtics-Bulls · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 16, 19, 12, 19, 7, 18, 15, 21Celtics-Bulls · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST