FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 30, 2017Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 14 after the first quarter and won 123–111.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Wizards111
Celtics123
Q1 BOS -14; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +12
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Jazz104
Clippers91
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +13
On this day · 2015–16Apr 30, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs-Thunder), 38 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Wizards-Celtics

Isaiah Thomas scores 33, Boston rallies past Washington

John Wall goes for 20 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-5+15+12BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards38261631111
Celtics24353628123
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 13, 33, 20, 16, 33, 24, 12, 33BOS33 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 16, 9, 16, 16, 11, 8, 12, 24BOS24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 33, 22, 31, 12, 32, 27, 31, 27WAS27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 16, 32, 32, 29, 22, 20, 42, 20WAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 16 AST
Second story · Jazz-Clippers · R1 · G7

Utah wins Game 7 against Clippers

104–91. Utah takes the first round series 4–3. Gordon Hayward led Utah with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Clippers
G1 · @ LACUTA97–95G2 · @ LACLAC99–91G3 · @ UTALAC111–106G4 · @ UTAUTA105–98G5 · @ LACUTA96–92G6 · @ UTALAC98–93G7 · @ LACUTA104–91
Lead changes
Jazz-Clippers4
Wizards-Celtics1
The night in charts
Wizards-Celtics combined for 234, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CelticsWizards 111, Celtics 123
234
Jazz-ClippersJazz 104, Clippers 91
195
BOS won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Wizards-CelticsWizards 111, Celtics 123
+12 BOS
Jazz-ClippersJazz 104, Clippers 91
+13 UTA
Horford shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordBOS · 21 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
JordanLAC · 24 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
FavorsUTA · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
CrowderBOS · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 111Celtics 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards38261631111
Celtics24353628123
The story
Al Horford had 21 points and 10 assists as Boston beat Washington 123-111

Marcin Gortat led Washington with 16 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB · 10-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Celtics took the third 36-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −14−5+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 104Clippers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24223325104
Clippers2415242891
The story
Gordon Hayward's 26 points carried Utah past LA, 104-91

For LA, Chris Paul had 13 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-20 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-24, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0+7+16+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeAndre Jordan was the fantasy play: 45.1 FPTS on 24 PTS, 18 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.9Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg5.5Last 3 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 33

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 13, 33, 20, 16, 33, 24, 12, 33Celtics-Wizards · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 33, 22, 31, 12, 32, 27, 31, 27Wizards-Celtics · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 21, 14, 19, 20, 40, 3, 27, 31, 26Jazz-Clippers · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 18, 10, 18, 17, 12, 14, 13, 24Clippers-Jazz · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 16, 9, 16, 16, 11, 8, 12, 24Celtics-Wizards · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 12, 19, 7, 18, 15, 21, 12, 21Celtics-Wizards · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST