FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 21, 2018Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed OKC by 8 after the first quarter and won 115–102.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Sixers106
Heat102
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Blazers123
Pelicans131
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +8
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Rockets105
Wolves121
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +16
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Thunder102
Jazz115
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +13
On this day · 2016–17Apr 21, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Thunder), 44 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Thunder-Jazz

Ricky Rubio posts 26-11-10 as Utah tops OKC

Anthony Davis goes for 47 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+5+14+13UTA AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30232227102
Jazz22363126115
Who led
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 31, 9, 9, 13, 17, 13, 22, 26UTA26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 26, 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28, 22UTA22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18, 23OKC23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14OKC14 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Sixers-Heat · R1 · G4

Philadelphia takes Game 4, leads Miami 3–1

106–102 in Miami. The first round series continues. JJ Redick led Philadelphia with 24 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Heat
G1 · @ PHIPHI130–103G2 · @ PHIMIA113–103G3 · @ MIAPHI128–108G4 · @ MIAPHI106–102
Lead changes
Blazers-Pelicans13
Sixers-Heat12
Rockets-Wolves7
Thunder-Jazz6
The night in charts
Blazers-Pelicans combined for 254, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 123, Pelicans 131
254
Rockets-WolvesRockets 105, Wolves 121
226
Thunder-JazzThunder 102, Jazz 115
217
Sixers-HeatSixers 106, Heat 102
208
PHI won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Sixers-HeatSixers 106, Heat 102
+4 PHI
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 123, Pelicans 131
+8 NOP
Thunder-JazzThunder 102, Jazz 115
+13 UTA
Rockets-WolvesRockets 105, Wolves 121
+16 MIN
UTA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-JazzUTA won · Thunder 102, Jazz 115
8 pts
Sixers-HeatPHI won · Sixers 106, Heat 102
5 pts
Rockets-WolvesMIN won · Rockets 105, Wolves 121
1 pt
Nurkic shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NurkicPOR · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
CJPOR · 38 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
68% (15-22)
ADNOP · 47 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
65% (15-23)
JrueNOP · 41 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
65% (15-23)
TeagueMIN · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 106Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26302327106
Heat26352219102
The story
Ben Simmons had a 17-13-10 triple-double as Philadelphia beat Miami 106-102

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 25 PTS, 3 REB 17 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 4 STL · 8-13 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 27-19.

PHI lead by quarter
200 0−5−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Pelicans
Blazers 123Pelicans 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25313136123
Pelicans26324231131
The story
Jrue Holiday's 41 points and 8 assists carried New Orleans past Portland, 131-123

For Portland, Jusuf Nurkic had 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 41 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 15-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 42-31, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +1+2+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Jazz
Thunder 102Jazz 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30232227102
Jazz22363126115
The story
Utah beat Oklahoma City 115-102 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Donovan Mitchell

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 9-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −8+5+14+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 27.2 a game in the regular season (55 games). Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 47

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 33, 34, 28, 22, 35, 22, 28, 47Pelicans-Blazers · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Josh Howard DAL, Dec 8, 2007: 47 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
47 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 22, 25, 8, 23, 21, 33, 16, 41Pelicans-Blazers · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 8, 2002: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Career high41 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 16, 17, 16, 19, 19, 22, 22, 38Blazers-Pelicans · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 25, 38, 24, 26, 21, 44, 12, 29Rockets-Wolves · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 24, 10, 18, 15, 31, 13, 11, 28Wolves-Rockets · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Al-Farouq AminuPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 4, 3, 7, 5, 7, 14, 21, 27Blazers-Pelicans · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST