FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 25, 2018Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed UTA by 15 at halftime and won 107–99.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Pacers95
Cavs98
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +3
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Wizards98
Raptors108
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +10
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Wolves104
Rockets122
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +18
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Jazz99
Thunder107
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -15; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +8
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Jazz-Thunder

Russell Westbrook scores 45 as OKC beats Utah

LeBron James goes for 44 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-150+8OKC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz3422222199
Thunder29123729107
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14, 23, 45OKC45 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18, 23, 32, 34OKC34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 18, 11, 12, 13, 1, 4, 6, 27UTA27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28, 22, 33, 23UTA23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pacers-Cavs · R1 · G5

Cleveland wins Game 5 over Indiana, 98–95

First round series: Cleveland 3, Indiana 2. LeBron James led Cleveland with 44 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Cavs
G1 · @ CLEIND98–80G2 · @ CLECLE100–97G3 · @ INDIND92–90G4 · @ INDCLE104–100G5 · @ CLECLE98–95
Lead changes
Wizards-Raptors17
Wolves-Rockets15
Jazz-Thunder12
Pacers-Cavs6
Shot of the night

LeBron's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 98-95 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Rockets combined for 226, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-RocketsWolves 104, Rockets 122
226
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 98, Raptors 108
206
Jazz-ThunderJazz 99, Thunder 107
206
Pacers-CavsPacers 95, Cavs 98
193
CLE won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 95, Cavs 98
+3 CLE
Jazz-ThunderJazz 99, Thunder 107
+8 OKC
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 98, Raptors 108
+10 TOR
Wolves-RocketsWolves 104, Rockets 122
+18 HOU
OKC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-ThunderOKC won · Jazz 99, Thunder 107
15 pts
Pacers-CavsCLE won · Pacers 95, Cavs 98
7 pts
Wolves-RocketsHOU won · Wolves 104, Rockets 122
4 pts
Wizards-RaptorsTOR won · Wizards 98, Raptors 108
1 pt
Capela shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
86% (12-14)
CrawfordMIN · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
SabonisIND · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KATMIN · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Delon WrightTOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 95Cavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2531172295
Cavs2326321798
The story
Kyle Korver had 19 points as Cleveland beat Indiana 98-95

Domantas Sabonis led Indiana with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB · 6-11 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 32-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−7+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Thunder
Jazz 99Thunder 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz3422222199
Thunder29123729107
The story
Paul George's 34 points carried Oklahoma City past Utah, 107-99

For Utah, Jae Crowder had 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 34 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 12-26 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 15 going into the third, then won it 37-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −5−150+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 104Rockets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26331530104
Rockets25303037122
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 122-104 behind 26 points and 15 rebounds from Clint Capela

Karl-Anthony Towns paced Minnesota: 23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 12-14 FG

The swing

A 30-15 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1−4+11+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.9Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 34 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg5.2Last 3 playoff games

5.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg32.9Today

33 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 45

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14, 23, 45Thunder-Jazz · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +23.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Blake Griffin LAC, Nov 20, 2010: 44 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
45 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 44, 26, 10, 24, 46, 28, 32, 44Cavs-Pacers · W
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Zach LaVine CHI, Jan 25, 2020: 44 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
44 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18, 23, 32, 34Thunder-Jazz · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 12, 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35, 32Raptors-Wizards · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 18, 11, 12, 13, 1, 4, 6, 27Jazz-Thunder · L
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +21.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29, 28, 27, 26Wizards-Raptors · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST