FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 29, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Sixers94
Raptors89
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +5
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Blazers113
Nuggets121
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +8
On this day · 2017–18Apr 29, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pacers), 45 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Sixers-Raptors

Jimmy Butler posts 30 and 10 as Philadelphia beats Toronto

Nikola Jokic goes for 37 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+13+6+5PHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2625182594
Raptors1721252689
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 4, 36, 7, 16, 11, 9, 10, 30PHI30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
James Ennis IIIPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 4, 3, 6, 4, 7, 11, 11, 13PHI13 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 20, 25, 37, 16, 34, 27, 45, 35TOR35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 10, 24, 19, 30, 16, 24, 29, 21TOR21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Blazers-Nuggets · R2 · G1

Denver takes Game 1, leads Portland 1–0

121–113 in Denver. The conference semifinals series continues. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 37 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Nuggets
G1 · @ DENDEN121–113
Lead changes
Sixers-Raptors5
Blazers-Nuggets4
The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 234, 51 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 113, Nuggets 121
234
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 94, Raptors 89
183
PHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 94, Raptors 89
+5 PHI
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 113, Nuggets 121
+8 DEN
Kanter shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterPOR · 26 PTS, 7 REB
79% (11-14)
JokicDEN · 37 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
61% (11-18)
MillsapDEN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
DamePOR · 39 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
KawhiTOR · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
54% (13-24)
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 94Raptors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2625182594
Raptors1721252689
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 35 points in a 94-89 loss to Philadelphia

Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 11 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST 35 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 13-24 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 26-17, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+13+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 113Nuggets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32232929113
Nuggets32263528121
The story
Jamal Murray's 23 points and 8 assists carried Denver past Portland, 121-113

For Portland, Enes Kanter had 26 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 8 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-29, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+3+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 37 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg10.5Last 3 playoff games

10.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.2Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 34.2 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 39

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 30, 20, 30, 29, 32, 24, 50, 39Blazers-Nuggets · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 29, 10, 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37Nuggets-Blazers · W
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 20, 25, 37, 16, 34, 27, 45, 35Raptors-Sixers · L
31.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 4, 36, 7, 16, 11, 9, 10, 30Sixers-Raptors · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 11, 22, 20, 6, 19, 8, 13, 26Blazers-Nuggets · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 17, 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23, 23Nuggets-Blazers · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST