FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 20, 2018Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 17 at halftime and won 92–90.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs90
Pacers92
Q1 IND -11; Q2 IND -17; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Raptors103
Wizards122
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +19
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics92
Bucks116
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +24
On this day · 2016–17Apr 20, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pacers), 41 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Cavs-Pacers

Bojan Bogdanovic drops 30 in 17-point comeback win over Cleveland

John Wall goes for 28 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-17-6+2IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3126122190
Pacers2020232992
Who led
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 15, 11, 28, 5, 13, 15, 8, 30IND30 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 30, 25, 21, 5, 27, 32, 22, 18IND18 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 27, 33, 44, 26, 10, 24, 46, 28CLE28 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 1, 8, 13, 18, 16, 17, 28, 9, 15, 19CLE19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Raptors-Wizards · R1 · G3

Washington keeps Toronto at arm's length

The Raptors never led at a quarter break. Washington won by 19. John Wall led Washington with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Wizards
G1 · @ TORTOR114–106G2 · @ TORTOR130–119G3 · @ WASWAS122–103
Lead changes
Raptors-Wizards7
Cavs-Pacers5
Celtics-Bucks4
The night in charts
Raptors-Wizards combined for 225, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 103, Wizards 122
225
Celtics-BucksCeltics 92, Bucks 116
208
Cavs-PacersCavs 90, Pacers 92
182
IND won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Cavs-PacersCavs 90, Pacers 92
+2 IND
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 103, Wizards 122
+19 WAS
Celtics-BucksCeltics 92, Bucks 116
+24 MIL
Gortat shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatWAS · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
BogdanovicIND · 30 PTS, 4 REB
73% (11-15)
GiannisMIL · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
BledsoeMIL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 90Pacers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3126122190
Pacers2020232992
The story
Victor Oladipo had 18 points as Indiana beat Cleveland 92-90

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 19 PTS, 6 REB 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 5-15 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the second, the Pacers took the third 23-12.

IND lead by quarter
200 −11−17−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 56.4 FPTS (28 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 103Wizards 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors29322121103
Wizards30393221122
The story
Bradley Beal's 28 points carried Washington past Toronto, 122-103

For Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-21, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+8+19+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 92Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1223322592
Bucks27312731116
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 116-92 behind 23 points from Khris Middleton

Greg Monroe paced Boston: 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 10-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-12 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +15+23+18+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.4Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.4 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg29.9Today

30 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Bojan Bogdanovic leads the day with 30

Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 15, 11, 28, 5, 13, 15, 8, 30Pacers-Cavs · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 21, 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29, 28Wizards-Raptors · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 27, 33, 44, 26, 10, 24, 46, 28Cavs-Pacers · L
32.7 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 27, 19, 32, 19, 13, 19, 9, 28Wizards-Raptors · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 20, 31, 22, 18, 4, 31, 25, 23Bucks-Celtics · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 19, 16, 12, 16, 19, 17, 37, 23Raptors-Wizards · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST