FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 18, 2017Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bucks100
Raptors106
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +6
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bulls111
Celtics97
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +14
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Jazz91
Clippers99
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2015–16Apr 18, 2016: 3 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Rockets), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Bucks-Raptors

Toronto evens the series with Milwaukee at 1–1

Jimmy Butler goes for 22 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+3+1+6TOR AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25273117100
Raptors28272922106
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 40, 17, 27, 12, 38, 35, 27, 23TOR23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 22, 21, 27, 12, 17, 13, 4, 22TOR22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 28, 31, 11, 25, 20, 10, 28, 24MIL24 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 25, 13, 9, 10, 8, 15, 10, 20MIL20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Jazz-Clippers · R1 · G2

Clippers never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 99–91. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Clippers
G1 · @ LACUTA97–95G2 · @ LACLAC99–91
The night in charts
Bulls-Celtics combined for 208, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-CelticsBulls 111, Celtics 97
208
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 100, Raptors 106
206
Jazz-ClippersJazz 91, Clippers 99
190
TOR won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 100, Raptors 106
+6 TOR
Jazz-ClippersJazz 91, Clippers 99
+8 LAC
Bulls-CelticsBulls 111, Celtics 97
+14 CHI
Jordan shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Robin LopezCHI · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
CP3LAC · 21 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
60% (9-15)
D WadeCHI · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
CrowderBOS · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 100Raptors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25273117100
Raptors28272922106
The story
Kyle Lowry had 22 points as Toronto beat Milwaukee 106-100

Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the fourth 22-17, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3+3+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 91Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1824282191
Clippers2922282099
The story
LA beat Utah 99-91 behind 21 points and 10 assists from Chris Paul

Gordon Hayward paced Utah: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +11+9+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 111Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31233225111
Celtics2620292297
The story
Rajon Rondo's 14 assists and 11 points carried Chicago past Boston, 111-97

For Boston, Marcus Smart had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 14 AST, 11 PTS, 9 REB, 5 STL · 5-11 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-26, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+8+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 13 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg12.7Last 2 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg37.8Today

38 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 24

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 28, 31, 11, 25, 20, 10, 28, 24Bucks-Raptors · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 31, 36, 32, 18, 18, 15, 26, 24Clippers-Jazz · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 40, 17, 27, 12, 38, 35, 27, 23Raptors-Bucks · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 39, 26, 19, 33, 17, 25, 30, 22Bulls-Celtics · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 22, 21, 27, 12, 17, 13, 4, 22Raptors-Bucks · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 8, 23, 8, 14, 13, 7, 11, 22Bulls-Celtics · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST