FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, September 11, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAC by 12 at halftime and won 111–105.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Nuggets111
Clippers105
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -12; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +6
Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Celtics92
Raptors87
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +5
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Nuggets-Clippers

Denver stays alive against Clippers

Kawhi Leonard goes for 36 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-12-7+6DEN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23212938111
Clippers28282425105
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 50, 42, 50, 17, 12, 27, 14, 18, 26DEN26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26, 32, 26, 22DEN22 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29, 13, 23, 30, 36LAC36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19, 22, 32, 10, 26LAC26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Celtics-Raptors · R2 · G7

Boston finishes off Toronto, wins the series 4–3

92–87 in Game 7 of the conference semifinals. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Raptors
G1 · @ TORBOS112–94G2 · @ TORBOS102–99G3 · @ BOSTOR104–103G4 · @ BOSTOR100–93G5 · @ TORBOS111–89G6 · @ BOSTOR125–122G7 · @ TORBOS92–87
Lead changes
Celtics-Raptors11
Nuggets-Clippers1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Clippers combined for 216, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 111, Clippers 105
216
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 92, Raptors 87
179
BOS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 92, Raptors 87
+5 BOS
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 111, Clippers 105
+6 DEN
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ClippersDEN won · Nuggets 111, Clippers 105
12 pts
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 92, Raptors 87
1 pt
Jaylen Brown shot 10-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jaylen BrownBOS · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
59% (10-17)
JokicDEN · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
53% (9-17)
KawhiLAC · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
50% (12-24)
MillsapDEN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
45% (5-11)
GeorgeLAC · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
44% (8-18)
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 92Raptors 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2624222092
Raptors2719251687
The story
Jayson Tatum's 29 points and 12 rebounds carried Boston past Toronto, 92-87

For Toronto, Fred VanVleet had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 9-23 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 24-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1+4+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 111Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23212938111
Clippers28282425105
The story
Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 14 rebounds as Denver beat LA 111-105

Marcus Morris led LA with 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 38-25.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5−12−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.9Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 36

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29, 13, 23, 30, 36Clippers-Nuggets · L
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29, 29Celtics-Raptors · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 50, 42, 50, 17, 12, 27, 14, 18, 26Nuggets-Clippers · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19, 22, 32, 10, 26Clippers-Nuggets · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26, 32, 26, 22Nuggets-Clippers · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19, 14, 27, 31, 21Celtics-Raptors · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST