FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 26, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 17 after the first quarter and won 115–86.

Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Rockets86
Warriors115
Q1 GSW -17; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +29
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · Rockets-Warriors

Klay Thompson drops 35 in 17-point comeback win over Houston

James Harden goes for 32 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-10+7+29GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets392216986
Warriors22293331115
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 13, 23, 28, 8, 13, 10, 23, 35GSW35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 23, 28, 18, 16, 35, 28, 22, 29GSW29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 24, 18, 41, 27, 20, 30, 19, 32HOU32 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 9, 5, 15, 27, 11, 14, 24, 19HOU19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 86Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets392216986
Warriors22293331115
The story
Stephen Curry had 29 points as Golden State beat Houston 115-86

Clint Capela led Houston with 15 REB, 2 PTS 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK · 12-23 FG, 5-14 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the fourth 31-9, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
300 −17−10+7+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg5.2Last 3 playoff games

5.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg37.3Today

37 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 2 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 35

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 13, 23, 28, 8, 13, 10, 23, 35Warriors-Rockets · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 24, 18, 41, 27, 20, 30, 19, 32Rockets-Warriors · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 23, 28, 18, 16, 35, 28, 22, 29Warriors-Rockets · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 38, 24, 37, 38, 25, 27, 29, 23Warriors-Rockets · W
28.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 9, 5, 15, 27, 11, 14, 24, 19Rockets-Warriors · L
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 6, 2, 8, 19, 6, 9, 6, 14Rockets-Warriors · L
9.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Warriors6