FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, September 4, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 12 after three quarters and won 115–100.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Bucks100
Heat115
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -12; Q4 MIA +15
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Rockets112
Lakers97
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +15
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Bucks-Heat

Jimmy Butler scores 30 in Miami win over Milwaukee

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 21 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7-12+15MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30273013100
Heat29212540115
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 7, 28, 18, 27, 6, 40, 13, 30MIA30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 6, 17, 7, 22, 14, 12, 15, 20MIA20 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 5, 20, 16, 10, 16, 24, 16, 22MIL22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 31, 28, 35, 31, 28, 18, 29, 21MIL21 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Rockets-Lakers · R2 · G1

Houston keeps Lakers at arm's length

The Lakers never led at a quarter break. Houston won by 15. James Harden led Houston with 36 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Lakers
G1 · @ LALHOU112–97
Lead changes
Bucks-Heat10
Rockets-Lakers3
The night in charts
Bucks-Heat combined for 215, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HeatBucks 100, Heat 115
215
Rockets-LakersRockets 112, Lakers 97
209
MIA won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Bucks-HeatBucks 100, Heat 115
+15 MIA
Rockets-LakersRockets 112, Lakers 97
+15 HOU
AD shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADLAL · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
63% (10-16)
HardenHOU · 36 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
JimmyMIA · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Eric GordonHOU · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
50% (7-14)
Brook LopezMIL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
47% (8-17)
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 100Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30273013100
Heat29212540115
The story
Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 16 rebounds as Miami beat Milwaukee 115-100

Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 7-8 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 40-13.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1−7−12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 112Lakers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29342227112
Lakers2827241897
The story
Russell Westbrook's 24 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 112-97

For Los Angeles, Alex Caruso had 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 10-24 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-18, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+8+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis was the fantasy play: 58.8 FPTS on 25 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.0 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 6 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 45, 27, 37, 21, 38, 32, 31, 32, 17, 36Rockets-Lakers · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 7, 28, 18, 27, 6, 40, 13, 30Heat-Bucks · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 8, 27, 28, 31, 29, 18, 43, 25Lakers-Rockets · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 31, 31, 15, 20, 7, 17, 20, 24Rockets-Lakers · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 21, 15, 18, 23, 20, 9, 21, 23Rockets-Lakers · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 5, 20, 16, 10, 16, 24, 16, 22Bucks-Heat · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST