FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 15, 2017Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by SAS (vs MEM) and MIL (vs TOR).

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pacers108
Cavs109
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +1
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks97
Raptors83
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +14
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies82
Spurs111
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +29
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz97
Clippers95
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +2
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Bucks-Raptors

Milwaukee takes Game 1, leads Toronto 1–0

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-5+5+14MIL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3016292297
Raptors2229191383
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 22, 28, 31, 11, 25, 20, 10, 28MIL28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 12, 14, 14, 14, 16, 5, 11, 16MIL16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 28, 40, 17, 27, 12, 38, 35, 27TOR27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 15, 15, 24, 8, 7, 11, 12, 19TOR19 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Spurs · R1 · G1

San Antonio draws first blood against Memphis

San Antonio won Game 1 of the first round, 111–82. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 32 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS111–82
Lead changes
Jazz-Clippers11
Bucks-Raptors9
Pacers-Cavs8
Grizzlies-Spurs5
Shot of the night

Johnson's floater with 1 second left breaks the tie, 97-95 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Cavs combined for 217, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CavsPacers 108, Cavs 109
217
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 82, Spurs 111
193
Jazz-ClippersJazz 97, Clippers 95
192
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 97, Raptors 83
180
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 108, Cavs 109
+1 CLE
Jazz-ClippersJazz 97, Clippers 95
+2 UTA
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 97, Raptors 83
+14 MIL
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 82, Spurs 111
+29 SAS
SAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 82, Spurs 111
5 pts
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 97, Raptors 83
5 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 97, Clippers 95
2 pts
Kawhi shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiSAS · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
GiannisMIL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
FavorsUTA · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ParkerSAS · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Joe JohnsonUTA · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 108Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29302524108
Cavs34322617109
The story
Kyrie Irving had 23 points as Cleveland beat Indiana 109-108

Lance Stephenson led Indiana with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 11-27 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 34-29, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+7+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 97Clippers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2230222397
Clippers2428182595
The story
Joe Johnson's 21 points carried Utah past LA, 97-95

For LA, DeAndre Jordan had 15 REB, 10 PTS 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 22-18, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −20+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 58.4 FPTS on 25 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB

Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 97Raptors 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3016292297
Raptors2229191383
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 97-83 behind 28 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Serge Ibaka paced Toronto: 19 PTS, 14 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 13-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8−5+5+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.5Reg. season avg32Today

32 points today in 34 minutes, against 19.5 a game in the regular season (74 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−18.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.4Reg. season avg4Today

4 points today in 34 minutes, against 22.4 a game in the regular season (60 games).

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 26, 34, 41, 18, 36, 27, 32, 32Cavs-Pacers · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 28, 25, 32, 11, 28, 18, 14, 32Spurs-Grizzlies · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 10, 13, 11, 23, 16, 13, 13, 32Grizzlies-Spurs · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 37, 22, 28, 43, 35, 23, 37, 27, 32, 29Pacers-Cavs · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 22, 28, 31, 11, 25, 20, 10, 28Bucks-Raptors · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 28, 40, 17, 27, 12, 38, 35, 27Raptors-Bucks · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST