FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 20, 2019Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAS by 12 after the first quarter and won 117–103.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Sixers112
Nets108
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets117
Spurs103
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +14
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bucks119
Pistons103
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +16
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Rockets104
Jazz101
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +3
On this day · 2017–18Apr 20, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: Bojan Bogdanovic (Pacers-Cavs), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Nuggets-Spurs

Denver pulls level with San Antonio

Joel Embiid goes for 31 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-120+12+14DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22323726117
Spurs34202524103
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 20, 22, 2, 29, 10, 21, 22, 29DEN29 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 14, 23, 22, 17, 17, 24, 6, 24DEN24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 16, 24, 18, 34, 15, 24, 18, 24SAS24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 11, 16, 14, 19, 18, 31, 25, 19SAS19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Sixers-Nets · R1 · G4

Philadelphia takes Game 4, leads Brooklyn 3–1

112–108 in Brooklyn. The first round series continues. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 31 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Nets
G1 · @ PHIBKN111–102G2 · @ PHIPHI145–123G3 · @ BKNPHI131–115G4 · @ BKNPHI112–108
Lead changes
Sixers-Nets13
Rockets-Jazz11
Nuggets-Spurs6
Shot of the night

Scott's three with 19 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 112-108 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Pistons combined for 222, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PistonsBucks 119, Pistons 103
222
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 117, Spurs 103
220
Sixers-NetsSixers 112, Nets 108
220
Rockets-JazzRockets 104, Jazz 101
205
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 104, Jazz 101
+3 HOU
Sixers-NetsSixers 112, Nets 108
+4 PHI
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 117, Spurs 103
+14 DEN
Bucks-PistonsBucks 119, Pistons 103
+16 MIL
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SpursDEN won · Nuggets 117, Spurs 103
12 pts
Sixers-NetsPHI won · Sixers 112, Nets 108
9 pts
Rockets-JazzHOU won · Rockets 104, Jazz 101
5 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenBKN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Brook LopezMIL · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
SimmonsPHI · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
DinwiddieBKN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
MurrayDEN · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
57% (8-14)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 104Jazz 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28222430104
Jazz30252125101
The story
James Harden had 22 points and 10 assists as Houston beat Utah 104-101

Derrick Favors led Utah with 13 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 10 AST, 6 STL, 4 REB · 3-20 FG, 2-13 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 30-25.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2−5−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 112Nets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24332827112
Nets33302817108
The story
Tobias Harris' 24 points carried Philadelphia past Brooklyn, 112-108

For Brooklyn, D'Angelo Russell had 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 10-20 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 27-17.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −9−6−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 117Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22323726117
Spurs34202524103
The story
Denver beat San Antonio 117-103 behind 29 points and 12 rebounds from Nikola Jokic

LaMarcus Aldridge paced San Antonio: 24 PTS, 9 REB 29 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 10-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 second quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −120+12+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.9Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.9 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 8 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 12 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 34

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 35, 25, 29, 23, 19, 46, 19, 11, 34Jazz-Rockets · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 40, 37, 27, 20, 39, 34, 20, 22, 23, 31Sixers-Nets · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 20, 22, 2, 29, 10, 21, 22, 29Nuggets-Spurs · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 27, 24, 29, 20, 45, 16, 5, 27Pistons-Bucks · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 3, 24, 18, 10, 23, 13, 26, 25Nets-Sixers · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 21, 13, 16, 6, 4, 19, 29, 24Sixers-Nets · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST