FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 28, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Celtics112
Bucks90
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +22
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Rockets100
Warriors104
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2017–18Apr 28, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (Bucks-Celtics), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Rockets-Warriors

Kevin Durant scores 35 in Golden State win over Houston

James Harden goes for 35 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+90+7+4GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets19342324100
Warriors28253021104
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33, 45, 50, 35GSW35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 40, 27, 5, 38, 29, 21, 12, 24, 24, 18GSW18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 30, 39, 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35HOU35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 26, 8, 17, 16, 12, 16, 15, 27HOU27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Celtics-Bucks · R2 · G1

Boston leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 112–90. Best quarter: the third, 36–21. Kyrie Irving led Boston with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Bucks
G1 · @ MILBOS112–90
Lead changes
Celtics-Bucks9
Rockets-Warriors8
The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 204, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 100, Warriors 104
204
Celtics-BucksCeltics 112, Bucks 90
202
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 100, Warriors 104
+4 GSW
Celtics-BucksCeltics 112, Bucks 90
+22 BOS
Kyrie shot 12-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KyrieBOS · 26 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB
57% (12-21)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Eric GordonHOU · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK
53% (10-19)
HorfordBOS · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
50% (8-16)
KDGSW · 35 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
44% (11-25)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 100Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets19342324100
Warriors28253021104
The story
Draymond Green had 14 points and 9 assists as Golden State beat Houston 104-100

Eric Gordon led Houston with 27 PTS, 4 REB 14 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 7-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 28-19, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +90+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 112Bucks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26263624112
Bucks1733211990
The story
Kyrie Irving's 26 points and 11 assists carried Boston past Milwaukee, 112-90

For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 12-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-21, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +9+2+17+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford was the fantasy play: 51.2 FPTS on 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg43.3Last 3 playoff games

43.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg7.8Last 3 playoff games

7.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 30, 39, 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35Rockets-Warriors · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33, 45, 50, 35Warriors-Rockets · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 26, 8, 17, 16, 12, 16, 15, 27Rockets-Warriors · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 23, 17, 23, 20, 37, 19, 14, 26Celtics-Bucks · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22Bucks-Celtics · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 21, 11, 18, 10, 4, 16, 14, 20Celtics-Bucks · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST