FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 23, 2021Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Grizzlies trailed Jazz by 7 after the first quarter and won 112–109.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wizards118
Sixers125
Q1 Sixers -1; Q2 Sixers -1; Q3 Sixers +6; Q4 Sixers +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Lakers90
Suns99
Q1 Suns +7; Q2 Suns +8; Q3 Suns +13; Q4 Suns +9
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hawks107
Knicks105
Q1 Hawks +8; Q2 Hawks +2; Q3 Hawks -2; Q4 Hawks +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies112
Jazz109
Q1 Grizzlies -7; Q2 Grizzlies +6; Q3 Grizzlies +9; Q4 Grizzlies +3
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Grizzlies-Jazz

Dillon Brooks scores 31 as Memphis wins in Utah

Trae Young goes for 32 points

Game flow · Grizzlies margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+6+9+3Grizzlies AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies17323429112
Jazz24193135109
Who led
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 14, 23, 22, 30, 18, 24, 14, 31Grizzlies31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 20, 12, 12, 24, 12, 16, 20, 35, 26Grizzlies26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 24, 48, 20, 27, 12, 22, 18, 29Jazz29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 10, 14, 11, 18, 26, 10, 11, 22Jazz22 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Hawks-Knicks · R1 · G1

Atlanta draws first blood against New York

Atlanta won Game 1 of the first round, 107–105. Trae Young led Atlanta with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Knicks
G1 · @ KnicksHawks107–105
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Jazz12
Wizards-Sixers10
Hawks-Knicks10
Lakers-Suns5
Shot of the night

Trae's floater with 0.9 seconds left breaks the tie, 107-105 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Sixers combined for 243, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SixersWizards 118, Sixers 125
243
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 112, Jazz 109
221
Hawks-KnicksHawks 107, Knicks 105
212
Lakers-SunsLakers 90, Suns 99
189
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-KnicksHawks 107, Knicks 105
+2 Hawks
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 112, Jazz 109
+3 Grizzlies
Wizards-SixersWizards 118, Sixers 125
+7 Sixers
Lakers-SunsLakers 90, Suns 99
+9 Suns
Grizzlies rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 112, Jazz 109
7 pts
Hawks-KnicksHawks won · Hawks 107, Knicks 105
2 pts
Wizards-SixersSixers won · Wizards 118, Sixers 125
1 pt
Ayton shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonSuns · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
BurksKnicks · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
BealWizards · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
57% (13-23)
EmbiidSixers · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
JaGrizzlies · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
52% (11-21)
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 107Knicks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24281936107
Knicks16342332105
The story
John Collins' 12 points carried Atlanta past New York, 107-105

For New York, Julius Randle had 15 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 7 REB · 5-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-16, was where the Hawks built it.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +8+2−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 112Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies17323429112
Jazz24193135109
The story
Ja Morant had 26 points as Memphis beat Utah 112-109

Bojan Bogdanovic led Utah with 29 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 32-19.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 −7+6+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 90Suns 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2520232290
Suns3221281899
The story
Phoenix beat Los Angeles 99-90 behind 34 points and 8 assists from Devin Booker

LeBron James paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 34 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 13-26 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +7+8+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.5Reg. season avg37Today

37 points today in 37 minutes, against 19.5 a game in the regular season (62 games).

Stepped-up role
+12.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−12.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 19 minutes, against 12.9 a game in the regular season (68 games).

Top performances

Tobias Harris leads the day with 37

Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 21, 15, 17, 18, 27, 21, 9, 37Sixers-Wizards · W
37.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 31, 30, 16, 21, 34, 18, 27, 34Suns-Lakers · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 26, 42, 28, 50, 25, 22, 25, 33Wizards-Sixers · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 21, 16, 30, 36, 33, 18, 10, 32Hawks-Knicks · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 14, 23, 22, 30, 18, 24, 14, 31Grizzlies-Jazz · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 34, 13, 34, 37, 29, 6, 13, 30Sixers-Wizards · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST