FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, September 15, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 12 after three quarters and won 117–114.

Final · OT · CF · G1 · Box score
Heat117
Celtics114
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA -12; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +3
Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Nuggets104
Clippers89
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +15
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Heat-Celtics

Miami draws first blood against Boston

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-80-120+3MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat1837163511117
Celtics262928238114
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 24, 23, 27, 23, 15, 17, 17, 29MIA29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 11, 10, 9, 16, 17, 18, 16, 22MIA22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29, 29, 30BOS30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 21, 19, 11, 8, 12, 23, 16, 26BOS26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Clippers · R2 · G7

Denver closes out Clippers in seven

Denver won Game 7, 104–89, to take the conference semifinals series 4–3. Jamal Murray led Denver with 40 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Clippers
G1 · @ LACLAC120–97G2 · @ LACDEN110–101G3 · @ DENLAC113–107G4 · @ DENLAC96–85G5 · @ LACDEN111–105G6 · @ DENDEN111–98G7 · @ LACDEN104–89
Lead changes
Heat-Celtics13
Nuggets-Clippers5
Shot of the night

Jimmy's floater with 12 seconds left in OT puts the Heat ahead, 117-114 final

The night in charts
Heat-Celtics combined for 231, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-CelticsHeat 117, Celtics 114 · OT
231
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 104, Clippers 89
193
MIA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Heat-CelticsHeat 117, Celtics 114 · OT
+3 MIA
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 104, Clippers 89
+15 DEN
MIA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CelticsMIA won · Heat 117, Celtics 114 · OT
12 pts
Nuggets-ClippersDEN won · Nuggets 104, Clippers 89
2 pts
Harrell shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellLAC · 20 PTS, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
CrowderMIA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
DragicMIA · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
MurrayDEN · 40 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
58% (15-26)
Gary HarrisDEN · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 117Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat1837163511117
Celtics262928238114
The story
Goran Dragic had 29 points as Miami beat Boston 117-114 in OT

Kemba Walker led Boston with 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 11-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 35-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −80−120+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum led the game in fantasy with 68.3 FPTS (30 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 104Clippers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24302822104
Clippers2432181589
The story
Gary Harris' 14 points carried Denver past LA, 104-89

For LA, Montrezl Harrell had 20 PTS, 3 REB 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 28-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−2+8+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 40 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg2.0Last 3 playoff games

2.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 27.3 a game in the regular season (55 games). Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 40

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 42, 50, 17, 12, 27, 14, 18, 26, 21, 40Nuggets-Clippers · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 16, 2003: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29, 29, 30Celtics-Heat · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 24, 23, 27, 23, 15, 17, 17, 29Heat-Celtics · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 21, 19, 11, 8, 12, 23, 16, 26Celtics-Heat · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +12.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 11, 10, 9, 16, 17, 18, 16, 22Heat-Celtics · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 27, 6, 40, 13, 30, 17, 17, 20Heat-Celtics · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST