FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 5, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 6 at halftime and won 116–112.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Raptors101
Sixers96
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +5
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets116
Blazers112
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +4
On this day · 2017–18May 5, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Raptors), 38 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Nuggets-Blazers

Jamal Murray scores 34 in Denver win over Portland

Kawhi Leonard goes for 39 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6+7+4DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29282732116
Blazers33301435112
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23, 23, 15, 34, 34DEN34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21DEN21 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41, 29POR29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 29, 32, 24, 50, 39, 14, 28, 28POR28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Raptors-Sixers · R2 · G4

Toronto evens the series with Philadelphia at 2–2

Toronto won Game 4, 101–96, in the conference semifinals. Kawhi Leonard led Toronto with 39 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Sixers
G1 · @ TORTOR108–95G2 · @ TORPHI94–89G3 · @ PHIPHI116–95G4 · @ PHITOR101–96
Lead changes
Raptors-Sixers10
Nuggets-Blazers7
The night in charts
Nuggets-Blazers combined for 228, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 116, Blazers 112
228
Raptors-SixersRaptors 101, Sixers 96
197
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 116, Blazers 112
+4 DEN
Raptors-SixersRaptors 101, Sixers 96
+5 TOR
Kawhi shot 13-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiTOR · 39 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
65% (13-20)
MillsapDEN · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
AminuPOR · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
GasolTOR · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
54% (7-13)
JokicDEN · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 116Blazers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29282732116
Blazers33301435112
The story
Nikola Jokic had a 21-12-11 triple-double as Denver beat Portland 116-112

Damian Lillard led Portland with 28 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 27-14.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4−6+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 101Sixers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24232826101
Sixers2124302196
The story
Serge Ibaka's 12 points carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 101-96

For Philadelphia, Tobias Harris had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 6-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-21, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Reg. season avg15.5Last 3 playoff games

15.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 39

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 37, 16, 34, 27, 45, 35, 33, 39Raptors-Sixers · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23, 23, 15, 34, 34Nuggets-Blazers · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 36, 7, 16, 11, 9, 10, 30, 22, 29Sixers-Raptors · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41, 29Blazers-Nuggets · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 29, 32, 24, 50, 39, 14, 28, 28Blazers-Nuggets · L
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21Nuggets-Blazers · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jeff McInnis LAC, Mar 16, 2001: 21 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
21 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST