FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, September 22, 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 · G3 · Box score
Lakers106
Nuggets114
Q1 Nuggets +2; Q2 Nuggets +10; Q3 Nuggets +18; Q4 Nuggets +8
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Lakers-Nuggets

Denver gets one back against Lakers

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+10+18+8Nuggets AHEAD ↑Lakers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27262231106
Nuggets29343021114
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 14, 18, 26, 21, 40, 21, 25, 28Nuggets28 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 11, 7, 10, 4, 14, 9, 7, 26Nuggets26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16, 29, 15, 26, 30Lakers30 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29, 13, 37, 31, 27Lakers27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 106Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27262231106
Nuggets29343021114
The story
Jamal Murray had 28 points and 12 assists as Denver beat Los Angeles 114-106

Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 2 REB 28 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 10-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +2+10+18+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 28 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16, 29, 15, 26, 30Lakers-Nuggets · L
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Jan 7, 2002: 30 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
30 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 14, 18, 26, 21, 40, 21, 25, 28Nuggets-Lakers · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29, 13, 37, 31, 27Lakers-Nuggets · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 11, 7, 10, 4, 14, 9, 7, 26Nuggets-Lakers · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 32, 26, 22, 34, 16, 21, 30, 22Nuggets-Lakers · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 9, 5, 12, 10, 5, 8, 9, 14Nuggets-Lakers · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Nuggets3