FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, September 20, 2020Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Nuggets103
Lakers105
Q1 Lakers +8; Q2 Lakers +10; Q3 Lakers +4; Q4 Lakers +2
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Nuggets-Lakers

Anthony Davis scores 31, Lakers hold off Denver

Nikola Jokic goes for 30 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+10+4+2Lakers AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21292825103
Lakers29312223105
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29, 13, 37, 31Lakers31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16, 29, 15, 26Lakers26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 26, 32, 26, 22, 34, 16, 21, 30Nuggets30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 27, 14, 18, 26, 21, 40, 21, 25Nuggets25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 103Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21292825103
Lakers29312223105
The story
LeBron James had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Denver 105-103

Jamal Murray led Denver with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +8+10+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 25 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 9 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 31

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29, 13, 37, 31Lakers-Nuggets · W
28.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 26, 32, 26, 22, 34, 16, 21, 30Nuggets-Lakers · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16, 29, 15, 26Lakers-Nuggets · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 27, 14, 18, 26, 21, 40, 21, 25Nuggets-Lakers · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 5, 11, 18, 15, 7, 13, 2, 14, 15Nuggets-Lakers · L
11.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 5, 10, 9, 2, 10, 14, 8, 11Lakers-Nuggets · W
8.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Lakers8
Shot of the night

AD's three at the buzzer puts the Lakers ahead, 105-103 final