FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 19, 2018Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIA by 1 at halftime and won 128–108.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Sixers128
Heat108
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +20
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Blazers102
Pelicans119
Q1 NOP +16; Q2 NOP +19; Q3 NOP +21; Q4 NOP +17
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Warriors110
Spurs97
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +13
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Sixers-Heat

Philadelphia routs Miami in Game 3

Anthony Davis goes for 28 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-1+2+20PHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers37263332128
Heat33313014108
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 24, 25, 14, 17, 19, 20, 5, 23PHI23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 6, 3, 9, 0, 24, 20, 23, 21PHI21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 17, 18, 22, 15, 4, 15, 20, 23MIA23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Justise WinslowPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 2, 18, 9, 12, 11, 9, 2, 19MIA19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Warriors-Spurs · R1 · G3

Golden State controls San Antonio start to finish

Golden State won 110–97, leading by as many as 13 at a break. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Spurs
G1 · @ GSWGSW113–92G2 · @ GSWGSW116–101G3 · @ SASGSW110–97
Lead changes
Sixers-Heat17
Warriors-Spurs13
Blazers-Pelicans4
The night in charts
Sixers-Heat combined for 236, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HeatSixers 128, Heat 108
236
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 102, Pelicans 119
221
Warriors-SpursWarriors 110, Spurs 97
207
GSW won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Warriors-SpursWarriors 110, Spurs 97
+13 GSW
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 102, Pelicans 119
+17 NOP
Sixers-HeatSixers 128, Heat 108
+20 PHI
Mirotic shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MiroticNOP · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
80% (12-15)
DragicMIA · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
ADNOP · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
61% (11-18)
AldridgeSAS · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
RondoNOP · 16 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 110Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26263226110
Spurs2323262597
The story
Golden State beat San Antonio 110-97 behind 26 points from Kevin Durant

LaMarcus Aldridge paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+6+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Draymond Green topped the game at 44.7 FPTS: 10 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Final · Blazers-Pelicans
Blazers 102Pelicans 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers20252532102
Pelicans36282728119
The story
Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 11 assists as New Orleans beat Portland 119-102

Al-Farouq Aminu led Portland with 21 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 36-20, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
300 +16+19+21+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 128Heat 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers37263332128
Heat33313014108
The story
Ben Simmons' 19 points and 12 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Miami, 128-108

For Miami, Justise Winslow had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-14, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4−1+2+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.1Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 5 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Mirotic leads the day with 30

Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 25, 31, 28, 24, 21, 16, 17, 30Pelicans-Blazers · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 28, 33, 34, 28, 22, 35, 22, 28Pelicans-Blazers · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 34, 27, 41, 17, 13, 24, 32, 26Warriors-Spurs · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 24, 25, 14, 17, 19, 20, 5, 23Sixers-Heat · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 17, 18, 22, 15, 4, 15, 20, 23Heat-Sixers · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 16, 16, 17, 16, 19, 19, 22, 22Blazers-Pelicans · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST