FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 24, 2018Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bucks87
Celtics92
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +5
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Heat91
Sixers104
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +13
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Spurs91
Warriors99
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +8
On this day · 2016–17Apr 24, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Blazers), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Bucks-Celtics

Boston goes up 3–2 on Milwaukee

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 16 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+11+11+5BOS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1522242687
Celtics2325242092
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 16, 16, 10, 24, 16, 16, 13, 22BOS22 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 7, 10, 8, 23, 23, 9, 10, 16BOS16 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 22, 18, 4, 31, 25, 23, 23, 23MIL23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 16, 25, 2, 0, 17, 16, 17MIL17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Warriors · R1 · G5

Golden State never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 99–91. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW113–92G2 · @ GSWGSW116–101G3 · @ SASGSW110–97G4 · @ SASSAS103–90G5 · @ GSWGSW99–91
Lead changes
Heat-Sixers8
Spurs-Warriors4
Bucks-Celtics2
The night in charts
Heat-Sixers combined for 195, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-SixersHeat 91, Sixers 104
195
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 91, Warriors 99
190
Bucks-CelticsBucks 87, Celtics 92
179
BOS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bucks-CelticsBucks 87, Celtics 92
+5 BOS
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 91, Warriors 99
+8 GSW
Heat-SixersHeat 91, Sixers 104
+13 PHI
Tyler Johnson shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyler JohnsonMIA · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
EmbiidPHI · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
KlayGSW · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
50% (11-22)
GiannisMIL · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
Jabari ParkerMIL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
47% (7-15)
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 87Celtics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1522242687
Celtics2325242092
The story
Al Horford had 22 points and 14 rebounds as Boston beat Milwaukee 92-87

Eric Bledsoe led Milwaukee with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 23-15, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +8+11+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 91Warriors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2018272691
Warriors2227302099
The story
Kevin Durant's 25 points carried Golden State past San Antonio, 99-91

For San Antonio, Patty Mills had 18 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-18, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2+11+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 91Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2125202591
Sixers23233424104
The story
Philadelphia beat Miami 104-91 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Justise Winslow paced Miami: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 34-20 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +20+14+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kelly Olynyk topped the game at 48.1 FPTS: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 14 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg9.2Last 3 playoff games

9.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Reg. season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 30

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 28, 15, 11, 14, 34, 18, 22, 30Spurs-Warriors · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 28, 18, 28, 28, 11, 10, 24, 27Sixers-Heat · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 41, 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25Warriors-Spurs · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 18, 34, 23, 27, 31, 19, 12, 24Warriors-Spurs · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 22, 18, 4, 31, 25, 23, 23, 23Bucks-Celtics · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 16, 16, 10, 24, 16, 16, 13, 22Celtics-Bucks · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST