FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 24, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed GSW by 4 after the first quarter and won 129–121.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Jazz93
Rockets100
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +7
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Clippers129
Warriors121
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2017–18Apr 24, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs-Warriors), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Clippers-Warriors

Lou Williams scores 33 as Clippers win in Golden State

Kevin Durant goes for 45 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+8+10+8LAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers37343325129
Warriors41223127121
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 18, 13, 15, 25, 36, 16, 12, 33LAC33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 16, 27, 13, 15, 24, 9, 16, 26LAC26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33, 45GSW45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 40, 27, 5, 38, 29, 21, 12, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Jazz-Rockets · R1 · G5

Houston finishes off Utah, wins the series 4–1

100–93 in Game 5 of the first round. James Harden led Houston with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Rockets
G1 · @ HOUHOU122–90G2 · @ HOUHOU118–98G3 · @ UTAHOU104–101G4 · @ UTAUTA107–91G5 · @ HOUHOU100–93
Lead changes
Jazz-Rockets8
Clippers-Warriors7
The night in charts
Clippers-Warriors combined for 250, 57 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 129, Warriors 121
250
Jazz-RocketsJazz 93, Rockets 100
193
HOU won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Jazz-RocketsJazz 93, Rockets 100
+7 HOU
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 129, Warriors 121
+8 LAC
Harrell shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellLAC · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
Lou WilliamsLAC · 33 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB
63% (12-19)
O'NealeUTA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
KDGSW · 45 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
54% (14-26)
StephGSW · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
47% (7-15)
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 93Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2022272493
Rockets20262925100
The story
James Harden's 26 points carried Houston past Utah, 100-93

For Utah, Ricky Rubio had 17 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 10-26 FG, 3-12 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-22, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+4+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 129Warriors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers37343325129
Warriors41223127121
The story
Danilo Gallinari had 26 points as LA beat Golden State 129-121

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-22 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Clippers took the second 34-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −4+8+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg38.7Last 3 playoff games

38.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 45 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 45

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33, 45Warriors-Clippers · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Apr 26, 2007: 45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 18, 13, 15, 25, 36, 16, 12, 33Clippers-Warriors · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 26, 30, 39, 29, 32, 22, 30, 26Rockets-Jazz · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 16, 27, 13, 15, 24, 9, 16, 26Clippers-Warriors · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 14, 11, 24, 26, 25, 15, 10, 24Clippers-Warriors · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 40, 27, 5, 38, 29, 21, 12, 24Warriors-Clippers · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST