FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, August 22, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed HOU by 6 after the first quarter and won 119–107.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bucks121
Magic107
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +27; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +14
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pacers115
Heat124
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +9
Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Rockets107
Thunder119
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +12
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers116
Blazers108
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +8
The lead · First round · Game 3 · Rockets-Thunder

OKC stays alive against Houston

Anthony Davis goes for 29 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-6-40+12OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets293419223107
Thunder2334212615119
Who led
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 23, 16, 27, 13, 17, 6, 13, 29OKC29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 21, 17, 13, 14, 12, 20, 14, 26OKC26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 49, 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21, 38HOU38 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 15, 12, 17, 14, 17, 22, 15, 22HOU22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Blazers · R1 · G3

Lakers take care of Portland

An 8-point win, 116–108. LeBron James led Lakers with 38 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Blazers
G1 · @ LALPOR100–93G2 · @ LALLAL111–88G3 · @ PORLAL116–108
Lead changes
Bucks-Magic7
Lakers-Blazers3
The night in charts
Pacers-Heat combined for 239, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HeatPacers 115, Heat 124
239
Bucks-MagicBucks 121, Magic 107
228
Rockets-ThunderRockets 107, Thunder 119 · OT
226
Lakers-BlazersLakers 116, Blazers 108
224
LAL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Lakers-BlazersLakers 116, Blazers 108
+8 LAL
Pacers-HeatPacers 115, Heat 124
+9 MIA
Rockets-ThunderRockets 107, Thunder 119 · OT
+12 OKC
Bucks-MagicBucks 121, Magic 107
+14 MIL
OKC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-ThunderOKC won · Rockets 107, Thunder 119 · OT
6 pts
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 116, Blazers 108
4 pts
Giannis shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
86% (12-14)
Brook LopezMIL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
AugustinORL · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
BrogdonIND · 34 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
BamMIA · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 116Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25284023116
Blazers29282922108
The story
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's 13 points carried Los Angeles past Portland, 116-108

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 34 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 4-13 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 40-29.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4−4+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 107Thunder 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets293419223107
Thunder2334212615119
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 points as Oklahoma City beat Houston 119-107 in OT

Jeff Green led Houston with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 9-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the overtime 15-3.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6−6−40+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 121Magic 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31392922121
Magic23203430107
The story
Milwaukee beat Orlando 121-107 behind 35 points and 11 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

D.J. Augustin paced Orlando: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 35 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 12-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 39-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +8+27+22+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 19, 31, 29, 17, 23, 10, 38Lakers-Blazers · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 49, 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21, 38Rockets-Thunder · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 36, 16, 33, 34, 12, 31, 28, 35Bucks-Magic · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 12, 25, 24, 12, 16, 22, 17, 34Pacers-Heat · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
Career high34 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 45, 22, 51, 61, 42, 31, 34, 18, 34Blazers-Lakers · L
28.7 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 42, 9, 17, 8, 27, 28, 31, 29Lakers-Blazers · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST