FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, September 5, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Raptors100
Celtics93
Q1 Raptors +4; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 Raptors +8; Q4 Raptors +7
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Nuggets110
Clippers101
Q1 Nuggets +19; Q2 Nuggets +16; Q3 Nuggets +12; Q4 Nuggets +9
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Raptors-Celtics

Toronto pulls level with Boston

Nikola Jokic goes for 26 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+40+8+7Raptors AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31183219100
Celtics2722242093
Who led
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 18, 19, 26, 20, 13, 17, 16, 23Raptors23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31, 22Raptors22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24Celtics24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 19, 22, 24, 32, 18, 17, 29, 15Celtics15 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Clippers · R2 · G2

Denver never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 110–101. Jamal Murray led Denver with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Clippers
G1 · @ ClippersClippers120–97G2 · @ ClippersNuggets110–101
Lead changes
Raptors-Celtics4
The night in charts
Nuggets-Clippers combined for 211, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 110, Clippers 101
211
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 100, Celtics 93
193
Raptors won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 100, Celtics 93
+7 Raptors
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 110, Clippers 101
+9 Nuggets
Jokic shot 10-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicNuggets · 26 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
59% (10-17)
TatumCeltics · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
56% (10-18)
MPJNuggets · 11 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
MurrayNuggets · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
48% (10-21)
MillsapNuggets · 13 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
45% (5-11)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 100Celtics 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31183219100
Celtics2722242093
The story
Kyle Lowry's 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Toronto past Boston, 100-93

For Boston, Jayson Tatum had 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 5-16 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-24, was where the Raptors built it.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +40+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 110Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets44281721110
Clippers25312124101
The story
Paul Millsap had 13 points as Denver beat LA 110-101

Kawhi Leonard led LA with 13 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 5-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 44-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +19+16+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−8.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 10 points in 18 minutes.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 27

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 36, 14, 12, 50, 42, 50, 17, 12, 27Nuggets-Clippers · W
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26Nuggets-Clippers · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24Celtics-Raptors · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 18, 19, 26, 20, 13, 17, 16, 23Raptors-Celtics · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31, 22Raptors-Celtics · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 27, 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19, 22Clippers-Nuggets · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST