FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 6, 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 · G4 · Box score
Warriors118
Pelicans92
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +26
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Rockets100
Jazz87
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +13
On this day · 2016–17May 6, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Jazz), 38 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Rockets-Jazz

Houston beats Utah, 100–87

Kevin Durant goes for 38 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+10+14+13HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30282121100
Jazz2325172287
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 27, 17, 25, 12, 17, 23, 15, 27HOU27 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 44, 12, 29, 36, 24, 41, 32, 25, 24HOU24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21, 17, 10, 25UTA25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 21, 20, 16, 12, 15, 27, 6, 15UTA15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Warriors-Pelicans · R2 · G4

Golden State leads New Orleans wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 118–92. Best quarter: the first, 37–22. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 38 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Pelicans
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–101G2 · @ GSWGSW121–116G3 · @ NOPNOP119–100G4 · @ NOPGSW118–92
The night in charts
Warriors-Pelicans combined for 210, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 118, Pelicans 92
210
Rockets-JazzRockets 100, Jazz 87
187
HOU won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 100, Jazz 87
+13 HOU
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 118, Pelicans 92
+26 GSW
E'Twaun Moore shot 8-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
KDGSW · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
56% (15-27)
CapelaHOU · 15 REB, 12 PTS, 6 BLK, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
CP3HOU · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
52% (12-23)
JrueNOP · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 100Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30282121100
Jazz2325172287
The story
Chris Paul's 27 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Utah, 100-87

For Utah, Donovan Mitchell had 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 12-23 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-23, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7+10+14+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 118Pelicans 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors37243324118
Pelicans2232191992
The story
Stephen Curry had 23 points as Golden State beat New Orleans 118-92

Jrue Holiday led New Orleans with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 8-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 37-22, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +15+7+21+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.5Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 15 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg16.6Last 3 playoff games

16.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Reg. season avg28.4Today

28 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26, 29, 22, 38Warriors-Pelicans · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 27, 17, 25, 12, 17, 23, 15, 27Rockets-Jazz · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 35, 22, 28, 47, 21, 25, 33, 26Pelicans-Warriors · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 22, 33, 23, 38, 21, 17, 10, 25Jazz-Rockets · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 44, 12, 29, 36, 24, 41, 32, 25, 24Rockets-Jazz · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 25, 28, 34, 2, 29, 28, 19, 23Warriors-Pelicans · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST