FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 18, 2019Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Sixers131
Nets115
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +16
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets108
Spurs118
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +10
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Warriors132
Clippers105
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +33; Q4 GSW +27
On this day · 2017–18Apr 18, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pacers), 46 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Nuggets-Spurs

Derrick White goes for 36 in San Antonio win over Denver

Ben Simmons goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+3+4+10SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22362624108
Spurs31302730118
Who led
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 23, 5, 10, 8, 14, 16, 17, 36SAS36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 29, 11, 16, 14, 19, 18, 31, 25SAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 10, 20, 22, 2, 29, 10, 21, 22DEN22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 19, 9, 15, 25, 7, 10, 8, 20DEN20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sixers-Nets · R1 · G3

Philadelphia keeps Brooklyn at arm's length

The Nets never led at a quarter break. Philadelphia won by 16. Ben Simmons led Philadelphia with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Nets
G1 · @ PHIBKN111–102G2 · @ PHIPHI145–123G3 · @ BKNPHI131–115
Lead changes
Nuggets-Spurs6
Sixers-Nets1
Warriors-Clippers0
The night in charts
Sixers-Nets combined for 246, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-NetsSixers 131, Nets 115
246
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 132, Clippers 105
237
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 108, Spurs 118
226
SAS won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 108, Spurs 118
+10 SAS
Sixers-NetsSixers 131, Nets 115
+16 PHI
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 132, Clippers 105
+27 GSW
Simmons shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsPHI · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK
85% (11-13)
Derrick WhiteSAS · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
71% (15-21)
ZubacLAC · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
StephGSW · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
KDGSW · 38 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
61% (14-23)
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 108Spurs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22362624108
Spurs31302730118
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 25 points carried San Antonio past Denver, 118-108

For Denver, Nikola Jokic had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9+3+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 131Nets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers32333234131
Nets24353125115
The story
Tobias Harris had 29 points and 16 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 131-115

Caris LeVert led Brooklyn with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG, 6-6 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the fourth 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+6+7+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 132Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors41323623132
Clippers24282429105
The story
Golden State beat LA 132-105 behind 10 assists and 8 points from Draymond Green

Lou Williams paced LA: 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 10 AST, 8 PTS, 6 REB · 3-10 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 41-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
400 +17+21+33+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.9Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.9 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 36 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 1 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38Warriors-Clippers · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 23, 5, 10, 8, 14, 16, 17, 36Spurs-Nuggets · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 17, 15, 6, 14, 16, 9, 18, 31Sixers-Nets · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 25, 21, 13, 16, 6, 4, 19, 29Sixers-Nets · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 24, 3, 24, 18, 10, 23, 13, 26Nets-Sixers · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 28, 27, 25, 20, 21, 26, 16, 26Nets-Sixers · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST