FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 30, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 123–102.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Celtics102
Bucks123
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +21
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Rockets109
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +6
On this day · 2017–18Apr 30, 2018: 1 game. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Celtics), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Celtics-Bucks

Milwaukee pulls level with Boston

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+4+25+21MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30251829102
Bucks25343925123
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29MIL29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 21, 21, 14, 24, 20, 18, 16, 28MIL28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 11, 13, 20, 0, 11, 18, 9, 17BOS17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 13, 15, 2, 6, 23, 13, 19, 16BOS16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Warriors · R2 · G2

Golden State never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 115–109. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW104–100G2 · @ GSWGSW115–109
Lead changes
Celtics-Bucks9
Rockets-Warriors0
The night in charts
Celtics-Bucks combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 123
225
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 109, Warriors 115
224
GSW won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 109, Warriors 115
+6 GSW
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 123
+21 MIL
Draymond Green shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Draymond GreenGSW · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
HorfordBOS · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
BledsoeMIL · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
MiddletonMIL · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
56% (10-18)
HardenHOU · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
47% (9-19)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 109Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20292634109
Warriors29292433115
The story
Kevin Durant had 29 points as Golden State beat Houston 115-109

Chris Paul led Houston with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +9+9+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 102Bucks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30251829102
Bucks25343925123
The story
Khris Middleton's 28 points carried Milwaukee past Boston, 123-102

For Boston, Marcus Morris had 17 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 39-18, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 −5+4+25+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg38.0Last 3 playoff games

38.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 29 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 5 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 29

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29Bucks-Celtics · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 39, 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35, 29Rockets-Warriors · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33, 45, 50, 35, 29Warriors-Rockets · W
34.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 21, 21, 14, 24, 20, 18, 16, 28Bucks-Celtics · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 29, 0, 33, 8, 15, 27, 19, 16, 6, 21Bucks-Celtics · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 12, 17, 12, 32, 22, 9, 13, 21Warriors-Rockets · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST