FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 12, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DEN by 12 after the first quarter and won 100–96.

Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Blazers100
Nuggets96
Q1 POR -12; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +4
Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Sixers90
Raptors92
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +2
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · Blazers-Nuggets

CJ McCollum goes for 37 in Portland win over Denver

Kawhi Leonard goes for 41 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-9-1+4POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers17223229100
Nuggets2919242496
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41, 29, 12, 30, 37POR37 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 1, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 14POR14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21, 25, 29, 29DEN29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 23, 23, 15, 34, 34, 18, 24, 17DEN17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Raptors10
Blazers-Nuggets3
Shot of the night

Kawhi's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 92-90 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 196, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 100, Nuggets 96
196
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 90, Raptors 92
182
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 90, Raptors 92
+2 TOR
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 100, Nuggets 96
+4 POR
Gary Harris shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Gary HarrisDEN · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
IbakaTOR · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
CJPOR · 37 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (17-29)
KanterPOR · 12 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
46% (6-13)
RedickPHI · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
45% (5-11)
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 90Raptors 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1327242690
Raptors1826232592
The story
Serge Ibaka had 17 points as Toronto beat Philadelphia 92-90

Ben Simmons led Philadelphia with 13 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 6-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 18-13, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+4+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 100Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers17223229100
Nuggets2919242496
The story
Damian Lillard's 13 points and 10 rebounds carried Portland past Denver, 100-96

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 3-17 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 32-24.

POR lead by quarter
200 −12−9−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 58.6 FPTS on 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 29 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg8.8Last 3 playoff games

8.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 24.5 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Raptors · R2 · G7

Toronto keeps Philadelphia at arm's length

The 76ers never led at a quarter break. Toronto won by 2. Kawhi Leonard led Toronto with 41 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Raptors
G1 · @ TORTOR108–95G2 · @ TORPHI94–89G3 · @ PHIPHI116–95G4 · @ PHITOR101–96G5 · @ TORTOR125–89G6 · @ PHIPHI112–101G7 · @ TORTOR92–90
Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 41

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 34, 27, 45, 35, 33, 39, 21, 29, 41Raptors-Sixers · W
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 17, 2004: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41, 29, 12, 30, 37Blazers-Nuggets · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21, 25, 29, 29Nuggets-Blazers · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 23, 16, 12, 33, 11, 13, 17, 21Sixers-Raptors · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 23, 23, 15, 34, 34, 18, 24, 17Nuggets-Blazers · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 10, 7, 2, 4, 12, 10, 9, 17Raptors-Sixers · W
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST