FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 16, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed PHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 113–103.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Heat113
Sixers103
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Spurs101
Warriors116
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +15
On this day · 2016–17Apr 16, 2017: 4 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Blazers-Warriors), 41 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Heat-Sixers

Miami evens the series with Philadelphia at 1–1

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+14+11+10MIA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat22343027113
Sixers29133328103
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 8, 13, 11, 7, 6, 11, 11, 28MIA28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 10, 17, 18, 22, 15, 4, 15, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 15, 16, 27, 16, 14, 4, 17, 24PHI24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 26, 6, 3, 9, 0, 24, 20, 23PHI23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Spurs-Warriors · R1 · G2

Golden State goes up 2–0 on San Antonio

Game 2 went to the Warriors, 116–101. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW113–92G2 · @ GSWGSW116–101
Lead changes
Spurs-Warriors11
Heat-Sixers4
The night in charts
Spurs-Warriors combined for 217, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 101, Warriors 116
217
Heat-SixersHeat 113, Sixers 103
216
MIA won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Heat-SixersHeat 113, Sixers 103
+10 MIA
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 101, Warriors 116
+15 GSW
MIA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-SixersMIA won · Heat 113, Sixers 103
7 pts
Spurs-WarriorsGSW won · Spurs 101, Warriors 116
6 pts
Ilyasova shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlyasovaPHI · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
D WadeMIA · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
KlayGSW · 31 PTS, 5 AST
60% (12-20)
SimmonsPHI · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
59% (10-17)
DragicMIA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 113Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat22343027113
Sixers29133328103
The story
Dwyane Wade's 28 points carried Miami past Philadelphia, 113-103

For Philadelphia, Dario Saric had 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 11-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 34-13.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −7+14+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Simmons was the fantasy play: 50.8 FPTS on 24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST

Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 101Warriors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25282226101
Warriors23243336116
The story
Kevin Durant had 32 points as Golden State beat San Antonio 116-101

Rudy Gay led San Antonio with 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Warriors took the third 33-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2−6+5+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg29.0Last 2 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg10.4Last 2 playoff games

10.4 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 1 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 34

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 23, 35, 28, 28, 15, 11, 14, 34Spurs-Warriors · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 27, 29, 34, 27, 41, 17, 13, 24, 32Warriors-Spurs · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 23, 20, 16, 18, 34, 23, 27, 31Warriors-Spurs · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 8, 13, 11, 7, 6, 11, 11, 28Heat-Sixers · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 15, 16, 27, 16, 14, 4, 17, 24Sixers-Heat · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 26, 6, 3, 9, 0, 24, 20, 23Sixers-Heat · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST