FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 28, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Bucks96
Celtics112
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +16
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Pelicans101
Warriors123
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +29; Q4 GSW +22
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Bucks-Celtics

Boston wins Game 7 against Milwaukee

Draymond Green posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+8+14+16BOS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1725252996
Celtics30203131112
Who led
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 8, 23, 23, 9, 10, 16, 16, 26BOS26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 10, 24, 16, 16, 13, 22, 10, 26BOS26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 4, 31, 25, 23, 23, 23, 16, 32MIL32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 6, 9, 12, 17, 9, 16, 9, 23MIL23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Warriors · R2 · G1

Golden State controls New Orleans start to finish

Golden State won 123–101, leading by as many as 29 at a break. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Pelicans-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–101
Lead changes
Pelicans-Warriors7
Bucks-Celtics2
The night in charts
Pelicans-Warriors combined for 224, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 101, Warriors 123
224
Bucks-CelticsBucks 96, Celtics 112
208
BOS won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Bucks-CelticsBucks 96, Celtics 112
+16 BOS
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 101, Warriors 123
+22 GSW
Horford shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordBOS · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
BledsoeMIL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
RozierBOS · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
MiddletonMIL · 32 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 96Celtics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1725252996
Celtics30203131112
The story
Terry Rozier's 26 points and 9 assists carried Boston past Milwaukee, 112-96

For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 10-16 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-17, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +13+8+14+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Warriors
Pelicans 101Warriors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34211927101
Warriors35412720123
The story
Kevin Durant had 26 points and 13 rebounds as Golden State beat New Orleans 123-101

Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 21 PTS, 10 REB 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 10-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the second 41-21, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +1+21+29+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Reg. season avg29.3Today

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

Top performances

Khris Middleton leads the day with 32

Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 4, 31, 25, 23, 23, 23, 16, 32Bucks-Celtics · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 34, 23, 27, 31, 19, 12, 24, 27Warriors-Pelicans · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26Warriors-Pelicans · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 8, 23, 23, 9, 10, 16, 16, 26Celtics-Bucks · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 10, 24, 16, 16, 13, 22, 10, 26Celtics-Bucks · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 6, 9, 12, 17, 9, 16, 9, 23Bucks-Celtics · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST