FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 17, 2018Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed POR by 5 at halftime and won 111–102.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wizards119
Raptors130
Q1 TOR +17; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +11
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bucks106
Celtics120
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +14
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pelicans111
Blazers102
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP -5; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +9
On this day · 2016–17Apr 17, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Spurs-Grizzlies), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Pelicans-Blazers

Jrue Holiday scores 33 as New Orleans wins in Portland

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 30 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5+9+9NOP AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans25293324111
Blazers23361924102
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 12, 15, 22, 25, 8, 23, 21, 33NOP33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 36, 16, 25, 28, 33, 34, 28, 22, 35, 22NOP22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 42, 13, 20, 16, 16, 17, 16, 19, 19, 22POR22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 17, 27, 29, 33, 25, 36, 18, 17POR17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wizards-Raptors · R1 · G2

Toronto never trails at a break against Washington

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 130–119. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 37 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Wizards-Raptors
G1 · @ TORTOR114–106G2 · @ TORTOR130–119
Lead changes
Pelicans-Blazers14
Bucks-Celtics6
Wizards-Raptors1
The night in charts
Wizards-Raptors combined for 249, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 119, Raptors 130
249
Bucks-CelticsBucks 106, Celtics 120
226
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 111, Blazers 102
213
NOP won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 111, Blazers 102
+9 NOP
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 119, Raptors 130
+11 TOR
Bucks-CelticsBucks 106, Celtics 120
+14 BOS
Giannis shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
ValanciunasTOR · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MiddletonMIL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
ScottWAS · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HorfordBOS · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Pelicans-Blazers
Pelicans 111Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans25293324111
Blazers23361924102
The story
Anthony Davis' 22 points and 12 rebounds carried New Orleans past Portland, 111-102

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 9-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 33-19.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +2−5+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 119Raptors 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27313229119
Raptors44322430130
The story
Toronto beat Washington 130-119 behind 19 points and 14 rebounds from Jonas Valanciunas

Ty Lawson paced Washington: 14 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 44-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +17+18+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 106Celtics 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22292431106
Celtics33273030120
The story
Terry Rozier had 23 points and 8 assists as Boston beat Milwaukee 120-106

Eric Bledsoe led Milwaukee with 12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 8-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 33-22, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11+9+15+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg23.0Last 2 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg12.3Last 2 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 26.2 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 37

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 32, 19, 16, 12, 16, 19, 17, 37Raptors-Wizards · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 12, 15, 22, 25, 8, 23, 21, 33Pelicans-Blazers · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 32, 27, 18, 29, 19, 10, 35, 30Bucks-Celtics · L
32.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 4, 24, 9, 32, 12, 27, 20, 30Celtics-Bucks · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 11, 21, 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29Wizards-Raptors · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 15, 20, 31, 22, 18, 4, 31, 25Bucks-Celtics · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST