FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 16, 2019Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAS by 10 at halftime and won 114–105.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Magic82
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +24; Q4 TOR +29
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Spurs105
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -10; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +9
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Thunder94
Blazers114
Q1 POR -5; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +20
On this day · 2017–18Apr 16, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs-Warriors), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Spurs-Nuggets

Denver evens the series with San Antonio at 1–1

Damian Lillard goes for 29 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10-7+9DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26332323105
Nuggets21282639114
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 12, 17, 14, 23, 22, 17, 17, 24DEN24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 6, 11, 6, 18, 15, 14, 20, 23DEN23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 16, 29, 11, 16, 14, 19, 18, 31SAS31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 27, 16, 16, 24, 18, 34, 15, 24SAS24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Thunder-Blazers · R1 · G2

Portland beats OKC by 20, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 114–94. Series: 2–0. CJ McCollum led Portland with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Blazers
G1 · @ PORPOR104–99G2 · @ PORPOR114–94
Lead changes
Thunder-Blazers9
Spurs-Nuggets4
Magic-Raptors0
The night in charts
Spurs-Nuggets combined for 219, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 105, Nuggets 114
219
Thunder-BlazersThunder 94, Blazers 114
208
Magic-RaptorsMagic 82, Raptors 111
193
DEN won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 105, Nuggets 114
+9 DEN
Thunder-BlazersThunder 94, Blazers 114
+20 POR
Magic-RaptorsMagic 82, Raptors 111
+29 TOR
DEN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-NuggetsDEN won · Spurs 105, Nuggets 114
10 pts
Thunder-BlazersPOR won · Thunder 94, Blazers 114
5 pts
Millsap shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapDEN · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KawhiTOR · 37 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
68% (15-22)
Aaron GordonORL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Derrick WhiteSAS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Gary HarrisDEN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 105Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26332323105
Nuggets21282639114
The story
Nikola Jokic had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Denver beat San Antonio 114-105

DeMar DeRozan led San Antonio with 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 39-23.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5−10−7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 94Blazers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3123211994
Blazers26283723114
The story
CJ McCollum's 33 points carried Portland past Oklahoma City, 114-94

For Oklahoma City, Paul George had 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 12-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-21, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 −50+16+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 82Raptors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1821271682
Raptors26253921111
The story
Toronto beat Orlando 111-82 behind 22 points from Kyle Lowry

Aaron Gordon paced Orlando: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 39-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +8+12+24+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg21.5Last 2 playoff games

21.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg8.9Last 2 playoff games

8.9 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in the regular season (28 games). Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 37

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 14, 15, 26, 29, 22, 20, 25, 37Raptors-Magic · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 26, 35, 23, 10, 9, 11, 24, 33Blazers-Thunder · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 16, 29, 11, 16, 14, 19, 18, 31Spurs-Nuggets · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 36, 23, 15, 20, 14, 30, 20, 30, 29Blazers-Thunder · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 25, 27, 19, 30, 27, 27, 26, 27Thunder-Blazers · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 27, 16, 16, 24, 18, 34, 15, 24Spurs-Nuggets · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST