FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 22, 2018Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed TOR by 11 at halftime and won 106–98.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics102
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +2
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Warriors90
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +13
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Raptors98
Wizards106
Q1 WAS -8; Q2 WAS -11; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs104
Pacers100
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +4
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Raptors-Wizards

Bradley Beal scores 31, Washington rallies past Toronto

John Wall goes for 27 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-110+8WAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3021291898
Wizards22184026106
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 19, 32, 19, 13, 19, 9, 28, 31WAS31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29, 28, 27WAS27 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 16, 12, 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35TOR35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 9, 11, 11, 28, 11, 13, 19, 19TOR19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Pacers7
Celtics-Bucks3
Raptors-Wizards3
Warriors-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Giannis's tip-in with 5.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 104-102 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Bucks combined for 206, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 104
206
Cavs-PacersCavs 104, Pacers 100
204
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 98, Wizards 106
204
Warriors-SpursWarriors 90, Spurs 103
193
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 104
+2 MIL
Cavs-PacersCavs 104, Pacers 100
+4 CLE
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 98, Wizards 106
+8 WAS
Warriors-SpursWarriors 90, Spurs 103
+13 SAS
Sabonis shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisIND · 19 PTS, 6 REB
75% (9-12)
GiannisMIL · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
60% (12-20)
MiddletonMIL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
LeBronCLE · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
55% (12-22)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
54% (13-24)
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 102Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics17183235102
Bucks24272429104
The story
Khris Middleton had 23 points as Milwaukee beat Boston 104-102

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the second 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+16+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jaylen Brown led the game in fantasy with 55.6 FPTS (34 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 104Pacers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30302024104
Pacers24262822100
The story
Cleveland beat Indiana 104-100 behind 32 points and 13 rebounds from LeBron James

Thaddeus Young paced Indiana: 16 REB, 12 PTS 32 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 12-22 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+10+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 98Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3021291898
Wizards22184026106
The story
Otto Porter Jr.'s 12 points carried Washington past Toronto, 106-98

For Toronto, Serge Ibaka had 10 REB, 7 PTS 12 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 4-8 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 40-29.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −8−110+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 34 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg4.7Last 2 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Bucks · R1 · G4

Milwaukee leads Boston wire to wire

Milwaukee was ahead at every break and won 104–102. Best quarter: the fourth, 29–35. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Bucks
G1 · @ BOSBOS113–107G2 · @ BOSBOS120–106G3 · @ MILMIL116–92G4 · @ MILMIL104–102
Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 35

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 16, 12, 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35Raptors-Wizards · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 27, 41, 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34Warriors-Spurs · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 9, 32, 12, 27, 20, 30, 11, 34Celtics-Bucks · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 33, 44, 26, 10, 24, 46, 28, 32Cavs-Pacers · W
32.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 19, 32, 19, 13, 19, 9, 28, 31Wizards-Raptors · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29, 28, 27Wizards-Raptors · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST