FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 8, 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 · G5 · Box score
Celtics91
Bucks116
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +25
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Rockets99
Warriors104
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2017–18May 8, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Rockets-Jazz), 41 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Rockets-Warriors

Golden State beats Houston by 5, moves within one of advancing

James Harden goes for 31 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+140+5GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1726292799
Warriors31261532104
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 32, 22, 9, 13, 21, 16, 11, 27GSW27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 12, 24, 24, 18, 20, 17, 30, 25GSW25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35, 29, 41, 38, 31HOU31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 12, 16, 15, 27, 15, 30, 20, 19HOU19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Bucks · R2 · G5

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–91. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Bucks
G1 · @ MILBOS112–90G2 · @ MILMIL123–102G3 · @ BOSMIL123–116G4 · @ BOSMIL113–101G5 · @ MILMIL116–91
Lead changes
Rockets-Warriors10
Celtics-Bucks2
The night in charts
Celtics-Bucks combined for 207, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BucksCeltics 91, Bucks 116
207
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 99, Warriors 104
203
GSW won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 99, Warriors 104
+5 GSW
Celtics-BucksCeltics 91, Bucks 116
+25 MIL
Harden shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardenHOU · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
63% (10-16)
George HillMIL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
GiannisMIL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
KlayGSW · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
55% (11-20)
BledsoeMIL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
50% (7-14)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 99Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1726292799
Warriors31261532104
The story
Klay Thompson had 27 points as Golden State beat Houston 104-99

PJ Tucker led Houston with 13 PTS, 10 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 11-20 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 31-17, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +14+140+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 91Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1920232991
Bucks22302836116
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 20 points and 8 assists carried Milwaukee past Boston, 116-91

For Boston, Marcus Morris had 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-20, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +3+13+18+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.6Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.6 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 16 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 34.0 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 27 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 31

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35, 29, 41, 38, 31Rockets-Warriors · L
31.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 32, 22, 9, 13, 21, 16, 11, 27Warriors-Rockets · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 12, 24, 24, 18, 20, 17, 30, 25Warriors-Rockets · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 38, 33, 45, 50, 35, 29, 46, 34, 22Warriors-Rockets · W
34.2 PPG playoffs to date · −13.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29, 32, 39, 20Bucks-Celtics · W
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 24, 20, 18, 16, 28, 20, 13, 19Bucks-Celtics · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST