FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 20, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Rockets85
Warriors126
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +41
On this day · 2016–17May 20, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Spurs), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Rockets-Warriors

Stephen Curry goes for 35 in Golden State win over Houston

Draymond Green goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-50-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40+50TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+11+21+41GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2221241885
Warriors31233438126
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 2, 29, 28, 19, 23, 28, 18, 16, 35GSW35 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 26, 29, 22, 38, 24, 37, 38, 25GSW25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 41, 32, 25, 24, 18, 41, 27, 20HOU20 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 17, 23, 15, 27, 41, 23, 16, 13HOU13 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 85Warriors 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2221241885
Warriors31233438126
The story
Kevin Durant had 25 points as Golden State beat Houston 126-85

James Harden led Houston with 20 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 9-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the fourth 38-18, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
500 +9+11+21+41 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 25 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.1Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.1 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 35

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 2, 29, 28, 19, 23, 28, 18, 16, 35Warriors-Rockets · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 26, 29, 22, 38, 24, 37, 38, 25Warriors-Rockets · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 41, 32, 25, 24, 18, 41, 27, 20Rockets-Warriors · L
28.7 PPG playoffs to date · −9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 17, 23, 15, 27, 41, 23, 16, 13Rockets-Warriors · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 16, 21, 11, 12, 5, 12, 5, 13Rockets-Warriors · L
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 27, 10, 26, 13, 23, 28, 8, 13Warriors-Rockets · W
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · −7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Warriors3