FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 4, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Warriors100
Pelicans119
Q1 NOP +9; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 NOP +17; Q4 NOP +19
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Rockets113
Jazz92
Q1 HOU +17; Q2 HOU +30; Q3 HOU +28; Q4 HOU +21
On this day · 2016–17May 4, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: Gordon Hayward (Jazz-Warriors), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Warriors-Pelicans

Anthony Davis posts 33 and 18 as New Orleans beats Golden State

James Harden goes for 25 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+6+17+19NOP AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21351925100
Pelicans30323027119
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 22, 35, 22, 28, 47, 21, 25, 33NOP33 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 23, 21, 33, 16, 41, 11, 24, 21NOP21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 27, 31, 19, 12, 24, 27, 10, 26GSW26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26, 29, 22GSW22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Jazz · R2 · G3

Houston never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–92. James Harden led Houston with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Jazz
G1 · @ HOUHOU110–96G2 · @ HOUUTA116–108G3 · @ UTAHOU113–92
Lead changes
Warriors-Pelicans6
Rockets-Jazz1
The night in charts
Warriors-Pelicans combined for 219, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 100, Pelicans 119
219
Rockets-JazzRockets 113, Jazz 92
205
NOP won the closest game by 19
Closest finishes
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 100, Pelicans 119
+19 NOP
Rockets-JazzRockets 113, Jazz 92
+21 HOU
O'Neale shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
O'NealeUTA · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ClarkNOP · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Eric GordonHOU · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
JrueNOP · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
ADNOP · 33 PTS, 18 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
56% (15-27)
Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 100Pelicans 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21351925100
Pelicans30323027119
The story
Jrue Holiday had 21 points as New Orleans beat Golden State 119-100

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the third 30-19, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +9+6+17+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 113Jazz 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets39312320113
Jazz2218252792
The story
Eric Gordon's 25 points carried Houston past Utah, 113-92

For Utah, Rudy Gobert had 12 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 2 REB · 8-13 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-22, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +17+30+28+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.0Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 11 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg6.9Last 3 playoff games

6.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Reg. season avg29.4Today

29 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 33

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 22, 35, 22, 28, 47, 21, 25, 33Pelicans-Warriors · W
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 27, 31, 19, 12, 24, 27, 10, 26Warriors-Pelicans · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 44, 12, 29, 36, 24, 41, 32, 25Rockets-Jazz · W
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · −6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 7, 9, 15, 18, 19, 7, 15, 25Rockets-Jazz · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26, 29, 22Warriors-Pelicans · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 23, 21, 33, 16, 41, 11, 24, 21Pelicans-Warriors · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST