FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 17, 2019Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 11 after three quarters and won 99–91.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pacers91
Celtics99
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS -11; Q4 BOS +8
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pistons99
Bucks120
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +21
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Jazz98
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +20; Q2 HOU +26; Q3 HOU +28; Q4 HOU +20
On this day · 2017–18Apr 17, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Wizards), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Pacers-Celtics

Kyrie Irving scores 37, Boston rallies past Indiana

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+2-11+8BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3317291291
Celtics2923163199
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 11, 30, 25, 23, 17, 23, 20, 37BOS37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 11, 9, 19, 16, 22, 0, 15, 26BOS26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 27, 22, 19, 17, 4, 13, 12, 23IND23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 18, 10, 19, 21, 10, 16, 7, 15IND15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pistons-Bucks · R1 · G2

Milwaukee goes up 2–0 on Detroit

Game 2 went to the Bucks, 120–99. Eric Bledsoe led Milwaukee with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Bucks
G1 · @ MILMIL121–86G2 · @ MILMIL120–99
Lead changes
Pacers-Celtics8
Jazz-Rockets0
The night in charts
Pistons-Bucks combined for 219, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-BucksPistons 99, Bucks 120
219
Jazz-RocketsJazz 98, Rockets 118
216
Pacers-CelticsPacers 91, Celtics 99
190
BOS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Pacers-CelticsPacers 91, Celtics 99
+8 BOS
Jazz-RocketsJazz 98, Rockets 118
+20 HOU
Pistons-BucksPistons 99, Bucks 120
+21 MIL
BOS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CelticsBOS won · Pacers 91, Celtics 99
11 pts
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 99, Bucks 120
1 pt
Connaughton shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ConnaughtonMIL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
O'NealeUTA · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
FavorsUTA · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
GiannisMIL · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
61% (11-18)
CollisonIND · 13 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 91Celtics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3317291291
Celtics2923163199
The story
Jayson Tatum had 26 points as Boston beat Indiana 99-91

Thaddeus Young led Indiana with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 11-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 31-12.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4+2−11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 98Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1925233198
Rockets39312523118
The story
Chris Paul's 17 points carried Houston past Utah, 118-98

For Utah, Derrick Favors had 14 PTS, 12 REB 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-19, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +20+26+28+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 99Bucks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2732172399
Bucks38203527120
The story
Milwaukee beat Detroit 120-99 behind 27 points from Eric Bledsoe

Andre Drummond paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 11-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 35-17 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +11−1+17+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.7Reg. season avg20.0Last 2 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.7 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg8.6Last 2 playoff games

8.6 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (53 games). Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 37

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 11, 30, 25, 23, 17, 23, 20, 37Celtics-Pacers · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 50, 36, 31, 26, 30, 39, 29, 32Rockets-Jazz · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Feb 27, 1997: 32 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 23, 15, 29, 0, 33, 8, 15, 27Bucks-Pistons · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 52, 27, 26, 19, 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26Bucks-Pistons · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 11, 9, 19, 16, 22, 0, 15, 26Celtics-Pacers · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 13, 39, 22, 24, 21, 21, 14, 24Bucks-Pistons · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST