FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 1, 2019Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Blazers97
Nuggets90
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2017–18May 1, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Pelicans), 29 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Blazers-Nuggets

Portland wins Game 2 over Denver, 97–90

Nikola Jokic goes for 16 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+15+14+7POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2822281997
Nuggets2312292690
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 11, 24, 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20POR20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 22, 20, 6, 19, 8, 13, 26, 15POR15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16DEN16 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23, 23, 15DEN15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 97Nuggets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2822281997
Nuggets2312292690
The story
Enes Kanter had 15 points as Portland beat Denver 97-90

Jamal Murray led Denver with 15 PTS, 7 REB 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the second 22-12, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+15+14+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.8Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 14 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.7 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 20

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 11, 24, 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20Blazers-Nuggets · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16Nuggets-Blazers · L
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 22, 20, 6, 19, 8, 13, 26, 15Blazers-Nuggets · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23, 23, 15Nuggets-Blazers · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 0, 5, 4, 3, 4, 0, 17, 15Blazers-Nuggets · W
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 20, 14, 2, 14, 12, 9, 19, 14Nuggets-Blazers · L
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Nuggets2