FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 15, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed GSW by 23 at halftime and won 135–131.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nets123
Sixers145
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +29; Q4 PHI +22
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Clippers135
Warriors131
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -23; Q3 LAC -14; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2017–18Apr 15, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Wolves), 44 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Clippers-Warriors

Lou Williams scores 36 as Clippers win in Golden State

Ben Simmons posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-23-14+4LAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25254441135
Warriors33403523131
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 18, 17, 14, 18, 13, 15, 25, 36LAC36 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 23, 20, 13, 14, 11, 24, 26, 25LAC25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 25, 17, 7, 40, 27, 5, 38, 29GSW29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 11, 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21GSW21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nets-Sixers · R1 · G2

Philadelphia controls Brooklyn start to finish

Philadelphia won 145–123, leading by as many as 29 at a break. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Nets-Sixers
G1 · @ PHIBKN111–102G2 · @ PHIPHI145–123
Lead changes
Clippers-Warriors6
Shot of the night

Shamet's three with 16 seconds left puts the Clippers ahead, 135-131 final

The night in charts
Nets-Sixers combined for 268, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-SixersNets 123, Sixers 145
268
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 135, Warriors 131
266
LAC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 135, Warriors 131
+4 LAC
Nets-SixersNets 123, Sixers 145
+22 PHI
Embiid shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EmbiidPHI · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
SimmonsPHI · 18 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Lou WilliamsLAC · 36 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
59% (13-22)
RedickPHI · 17 PTS, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
MarjanovicPHI · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 135Warriors 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25254441135
Warriors33403523131
The story
Danilo Gallinari had 24 points as LA beat Golden State 135-131

Draymond Green led Golden State with 14 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 41-23.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −8−23−14+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 123Sixers 145
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28362336123
Sixers34315129145
The story
Joel Embiid's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Brooklyn, 145-123

For Brooklyn, Spencer Dinwiddie had 19 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 51-23, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +6+1+29+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg30.5Last 2 playoff games

30.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 36 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg11.0Last 2 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 7 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Lou Williams leads the day with 36

Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 18, 17, 14, 18, 13, 15, 25, 36Clippers-Warriors · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 25, 17, 7, 40, 27, 5, 38, 29Warriors-Clippers · L
33.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 23, 20, 13, 14, 11, 24, 26, 25Clippers-Warriors · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 25, 14, 27, 16, 27, 13, 15, 24Clippers-Warriors · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 21, 40, 37, 27, 20, 39, 34, 20, 22, 23Sixers-Nets · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 11, 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21Warriors-Clippers · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST