FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 23, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed OKC by 6 after the first quarter and won 113–96.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Rockets119
Wolves100
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +31; Q4 HOU +19
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Thunder96
Jazz113
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +17
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Thunder-Jazz

Donovan Mitchell scores 33 in Utah win over OKC

James Harden goes for 36 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+6+17+17UTA AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3022212396
Jazz24343223113
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28, 22, 33UTA33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 11, 22, 4, 5, 13, 3, 21, 20UTA20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18, 23, 32OKC32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14, 23OKC23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Wolves · R1 · G4

Houston beats Minnesota by 19, moves within one of advancing

Game 4: 119–100. Series: 3–1. James Harden led Houston with 36 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Wolves
G1 · @ HOUHOU104–101G2 · @ HOUHOU102–82G3 · @ MINMIN121–105G4 · @ MINHOU119–100
Lead changes
Rockets-Wolves5
Thunder-Jazz5
The night in charts
Rockets-Wolves combined for 219, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WolvesRockets 119, Wolves 100
219
Thunder-JazzThunder 96, Jazz 113
209
UTA won the closest game by 17
Closest finishes
Thunder-JazzThunder 96, Jazz 113
+17 UTA
Rockets-WolvesRockets 119, Wolves 100
+19 HOU
Gobert shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
D-RoseMIN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
KATMIN · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
CapelaHOU · 17 REB, 14 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 AST
55% (6-11)
CP3HOU · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Thunder-Jazz
Thunder 96Jazz 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3022212396
Jazz24343223113
The story
Joe Ingles' 20 points carried Utah past Oklahoma City, 113-96

Ricky Rubio chipped in 13 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 6-12 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 34-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6+6+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 119Wolves 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21295019119
Wolves21282031100
The story
Chris Paul had 25 points as Houston beat Minnesota 119-100

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 9-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the third 50-20, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
400 0+1+31+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.5Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 33 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Reg. season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in the regular season (25 games). Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 38, 24, 26, 21, 44, 12, 29, 36Rockets-Wolves · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28, 22, 33Jazz-Thunder · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18, 23, 32Thunder-Jazz · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 8, 27, 17, 22, 14, 27, 17, 25Rockets-Wolves · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14, 23Thunder-Jazz · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 26, 14, 24, 26, 8, 5, 18, 22Wolves-Rockets · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST