FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, September 3, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 104–103.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Raptors104
Celtics103
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR -10; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 TOR +1
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Nuggets97
Clippers120
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +24; Q4 LAC +23
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Raptors-Celtics

Kyle Lowry scores 31, Toronto holds off Boston

Kemba Walker goes for 29 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10-4+1TOR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28192928104
Celtics33242323103
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 19, 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31TOR31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 10, 30, 24, 22, 9, 11, 19, 25TOR25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 19, 19, 22, 24, 32, 18, 17, 29BOS29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 7, 29, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19BOS19 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Clippers · R2 · G1

Clippers take Game 1, lead Denver 1–0

120–97 in LA. The conference semifinals series continues. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Clippers
G1 · @ LACLAC120–97
Lead changes
Raptors-Celtics16
Nuggets-Clippers11
Shot of the night

OG's three at the buzzer puts the Raptors ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Clippers combined for 217, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 97, Clippers 120
217
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 104, Celtics 103
207
TOR won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 104, Celtics 103
+1 TOR
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 97, Clippers 120
+23 LAC
Kawhi shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiLAC · 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
Marcus MorrisLAC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
KembaBOS · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
LowryTOR · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
57% (13-23)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 104Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28192928104
Celtics33242323103
The story
Fred VanVleet had 25 points as Toronto beat Boston 104-103

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-22 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Raptors took the third 29-23.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −5−10−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 97Clippers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3120163097
Clippers31382229120
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 29 points carried LA past Denver, 120-97

For Denver, Paul Millsap had 13 PTS, 9 REB 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 12-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 38-20, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
300 0+18+24+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg16.0Last 2 playoff games

16.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 8 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 31

Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 19, 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31Raptors-Celtics · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 19, 19, 22, 24, 32, 18, 17, 29Celtics-Raptors · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 26, 29, 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29Clippers-Nuggets · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 10, 30, 24, 22, 9, 11, 19, 25Raptors-Celtics · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 7, 29, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19Celtics-Raptors · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 27, 27, 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19Clippers-Nuggets · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST