FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, September 8, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 9 after the first quarter and won 103–94.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Heat103
Bucks94
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +9
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Lakers112
Rockets102
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +10
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Heat-Bucks

Miami closes out Milwaukee in five

LeBron James goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+6+8+9MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat19332130103
Bucks2818192994
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 28, 18, 27, 6, 40, 13, 30, 17, 17MIA17 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 20, 24, 23, 27, 23, 15, 17, 17MIA17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28, 23, 18, 36, 23MIL23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 6, 5, 4, 1, 0, 10, 10, 17MIL17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Rockets16
Heat-Bucks2
The night in charts
Lakers-Rockets combined for 214, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RocketsLakers 112, Rockets 102
214
Heat-BucksHeat 103, Bucks 94
197
MIA won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Heat-BucksHeat 103, Bucks 94
+9 MIA
Lakers-RocketsLakers 112, Rockets 102
+10 LAL
MIA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BucksMIA won · Heat 103, Bucks 94
9 pts
Lakers-RocketsLAL won · Lakers 112, Rockets 102
3 pts
Rondo shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RondoLAL · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KuzmaLAL · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ADLAL · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Jeff GreenHOU · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
LeBronLAL · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
57% (13-23)
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 103Bucks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat19332130103
Bucks2818192994
The story
Jimmy Butler's 17 points and 10 rebounds carried Miami past Milwaukee, 103-94

For Milwaukee, Brook Lopez had 15 PTS, 14 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 4-6 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 33-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −9+6+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Khris Middleton was the fantasy play: 38.4 FPTS on 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 112Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32292130112
Rockets33311820102
The story
Anthony Davis had 26 points and 15 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Houston 112-102

Jeff Green led Houston with 16 PTS, 2 REB 26 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1−30+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.5Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.5 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Rockets · R2 · G3

Lakers beat Houston by 10, move within two of advancing

Game 3: 112–102. Series: 2–1. LeBron James led Lakers with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Rockets
G1 · @ LALHOU112–97G2 · @ LALLAL117–109G3 · @ HOULAL112–102
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 23, 10, 38, 30, 36, 20, 28, 36Lakers-Rockets · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 21, 38, 32, 31, 32, 17, 36, 27, 33Rockets-Lakers · L
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 15, 20, 7, 17, 20, 24, 10, 30Rockets-Lakers · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 27, 28, 31, 29, 18, 43, 25, 34, 26Lakers-Rockets · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28, 23, 18, 36, 23Bucks-Heat · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 4, 8, 5, 4, 3, 8, 10, 21Lakers-Rockets · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST