FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 6, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 113–101.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Bucks113
Celtics101
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +12
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Warriors108
Rockets112
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +4
On this day · 2017–18May 6, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Pelicans), 38 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Bucks-Celtics

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 39, Milwaukee rallies past Boston

James Harden goes for 38 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+8+12MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22253333113
Celtics30192329101
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29, 32, 39MIL39 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 16, 4, 11, 7, 9, 10, 21, 15MIL15 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 20, 37, 19, 14, 26, 9, 29, 23BOS23 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 4, 16, 14, 20, 15, 17, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Warriors-Rockets · R2 · G4

Houston beats Golden State, 112–108

Houston led 93–84 after three and won by 4. James Harden led Houston with 38 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Rockets
G1 · @ GSWGSW104–100G2 · @ GSWGSW115–109G3 · @ HOUHOU126–121G4 · @ HOUHOU112–108
Lead changes
Bucks-Celtics12
Warriors-Rockets6
The night in charts
Warriors-Rockets combined for 220, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 108, Rockets 112
220
Bucks-CelticsBucks 113, Celtics 101
214
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 108, Rockets 112
+4 HOU
Bucks-CelticsBucks 113, Celtics 101
+12 MIL
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-CelticsMIL won · Bucks 113, Celtics 101
8 pts
Warriors-RocketsHOU won · Warriors 108, Rockets 112
3 pts
Giannis shot 15-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 39 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (15-22)
KDGSW · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
55% (12-22)
Draymond GreenGSW · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
George HillMIL · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
55% (6-11)
HorfordBOS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
50% (8-16)
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 108Rockets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28263024108
Rockets25363219112
The story
PJ Tucker had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Houston beat Golden State 112-108

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 30 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Rockets took the second 36-26.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3+7+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 113Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22253333113
Celtics30192329101
The story
Khris Middleton's 13 points carried Milwaukee past Boston, 113-101

For Boston, Jayson Tatum had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 13 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 4-19 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 33-23.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −8−2+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 34 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg6.9Last 3 playoff games

6.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 3 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 39

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29, 32, 39Bucks-Celtics · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35, 29, 41, 38Rockets-Warriors · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 38, 33, 45, 50, 35, 29, 46, 34Warriors-Rockets · L
35.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 21, 12, 24, 24, 18, 20, 17, 30Warriors-Rockets · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 20, 37, 19, 14, 26, 9, 29, 23Celtics-Bucks · L
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 4, 16, 14, 20, 15, 17, 20Celtics-Bucks · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST