FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 21, 2019Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 2 after the first quarter and won 110–106.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics110
Pacers106
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Warriors113
Clippers105
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Raptors107
Magic85
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +22
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Blazers111
Thunder98
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 2017–18Apr 21, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Blazers), 47 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Celtics-Pacers

Boston closes out Indiana in four

Kawhi Leonard goes for 34 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-2+1+4BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21262637110
Pacers23262334106
Who led
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 11, 25, 21, 16, 10, 13, 6, 20BOS20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 19, 16, 22, 0, 15, 26, 18, 18BOS18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 19, 17, 4, 13, 12, 23, 15, 22IND22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 13, 6, 12, 27, 8, 13, 19, 21IND21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Warriors-Clippers · R1 · G4

Golden State leads Clippers wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 113–105. Best quarter: the first, 32–22. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Clippers
G1 · @ GSWGSW121–104G2 · @ GSWLAC135–131G3 · @ LACGSW132–105G4 · @ LACGSW113–105
Lead changes
Blazers-Thunder10
Warriors-Clippers8
Celtics-Pacers6
Raptors-Magic1
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 218, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 113, Clippers 105
218
Celtics-PacersCeltics 110, Pacers 106
216
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 111, Thunder 98
209
Raptors-MagicRaptors 107, Magic 85
192
BOS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 110, Pacers 106
+4 BOS
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 113, Clippers 105
+8 GSW
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 111, Thunder 98
+13 POR
Raptors-MagicRaptors 107, Magic 85
+22 TOR
Marcus Morris shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marcus MorrisBOS · 18 PTS, 8 REB
64% (7-11)
KawhiTOR · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
KlayGSW · 32 PTS, 1 REB
60% (12-20)
SGALAC · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Aaron GordonORL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 110Pacers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21262637110
Pacers23262334106
The story
Gordon Hayward had 20 points as Boston beat Indiana 110-106

Bojan Bogdanovic led Indiana with 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-9 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Celtics took the third 26-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−2+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darren Collison led the game in fantasy with 39.2 FPTS (19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 111Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26242932111
Thunder2422223098
The story
Portland beat Oklahoma City 111-98 behind 27 points from CJ McCollum

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2+4+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George topped the game at 56.0 FPTS: 32 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 107Magic 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28302425107
Magic2616281585
The story
Pascal Siakam's 16 points carried Toronto past Orlando, 107-85

For Orlando, Evan Fournier had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-16, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +2+16+12+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 21 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 34

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 26, 29, 22, 20, 25, 37, 16, 34Raptors-Magic · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33Warriors-Clippers · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 19, 30, 27, 27, 26, 27, 22, 32Thunder-Blazers · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 11, 11, 12, 19, 12, 17, 12, 32Warriors-Clippers · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 23, 10, 9, 11, 24, 33, 21, 27Blazers-Thunder · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 19, 10, 14, 27, 10, 20, 10, 25Magic-Raptors · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST