FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 28, 2017Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed UTA by 2 after the first quarter and won 98–93.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Wizards115
Hawks99
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +16
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Celtics105
Bulls83
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +22
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Clippers98
Jazz93
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +5
On this day · 2015–16Apr 28, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (Celtics-Hawks), 25 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Clippers-Jazz

Clippers even the series with Utah at 3–3

John Wall goes for 42 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+2+8+5LAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2027312098
Jazz2223252393
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 19, 17, 25, 21, 34, 27, 28, 29LAC29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 14, 18, 10, 18, 17, 12, 14, 13LAC13 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 21, 14, 19, 20, 40, 3, 27, 31UTA31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 20, 13, 16, 12, 26, 13, 12, 22UTA22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Wizards-Hawks · R1 · G6

Washington controls Atlanta start to finish

Washington won 115–99, leading by as many as 19 at a break. John Wall led Washington with 42 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Wizards-Hawks
G1 · @ WASWAS114–107G2 · @ WASWAS109–101G3 · @ ATLATL116–98G4 · @ ATLATL111–101G5 · @ WASWAS103–99G6 · @ ATLWAS115–99
The night in charts
Wizards-Hawks combined for 214, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HawksWizards 115, Hawks 99
214
Clippers-JazzClippers 98, Jazz 93
191
Celtics-BullsCeltics 105, Bulls 83
188
LAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Clippers-JazzClippers 98, Jazz 93
+5 LAC
Wizards-HawksWizards 115, Hawks 99
+16 WAS
Celtics-BullsCeltics 105, Bulls 83
+22 BOS
Bradley shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BradleyBOS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
BealWAS · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
WallWAS · 42 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 2 BLK
64% (16-25)
George HillUTA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
MillsapATL · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL
57% (13-23)
Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 98Jazz 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2027312098
Jazz2223252393
The story
Chris Paul's 29 points and 8 assists carried LA past Utah, 98-93

For Utah, Rudy Gobert had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 10-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-25, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −2+2+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gordon Hayward was the fantasy play: 52.1 FPTS on 31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 115Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards30352426115
Hawks2323361799
The story
Bradley Beal had 31 points as Washington beat Atlanta 115-99

Dennis Schroder led Atlanta with 26 PTS, 10 AST 31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the second 35-23, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +7+19+7+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 105Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30243417105
Bulls2318182483
The story
Boston beat Chicago 105-83 behind 12 points from Isaiah Thomas

Bobby Portis paced Chicago: 10 REB, 5 PTS, 2 AST 12 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 4-11 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +7+13+29+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler topped the game at 37.4 FPTS: 23 PTS, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg11.9Last 3 playoff games

11.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Reg. season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 42

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 24, 16, 32, 32, 29, 22, 20, 42Wizards-Hawks · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephon Marbury NYK, Feb 8, 2004: 42 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 22, 10, 19, 27, 29, 19, 21, 31Hawks-Wizards · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 21, 14, 19, 20, 40, 3, 27, 31Jazz-Clippers · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 16, 33, 22, 31, 12, 32, 27, 31Wizards-Hawks · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 19, 17, 25, 21, 34, 27, 28, 29Clippers-Jazz · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 13, 8, 25, 23, 27, 18, 29, 26Hawks-Wizards · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST