FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 25, 2021Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAC by 2 at halftime and won 127–121.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Celtics108
Nets130
Q1 BKN +14; Q2 BKN +24; Q3 BKN +27; Q4 BKN +22
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Lakers109
Suns102
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +7
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Mavs127
Clippers121
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +6
The lead · First round · Game 2 · Mavs-Clippers

Luka Doncic scores 39 in Dallas win over Clippers

Anthony Davis goes for 34 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-2+9+6DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35363026127
Clippers33401929121
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31, 39DAL39 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 36, 23, 20, 25, 19, 27, 7, 15, 21, 28DAL28 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 16, 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41LAC41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 20, 22, 24, 18, 16, 20, 23, 28LAC28 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Lakers-Suns · R1 · G2

Lakers lead Phoenix wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 109–102. Best quarter: the first, 30–24. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Suns
G1 · @ PHXPHX99–90G2 · @ PHXLAL109–102
The night in charts
Mavs-Clippers combined for 248, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ClippersMavs 127, Clippers 121
248
Celtics-NetsCeltics 108, Nets 130
238
Lakers-SunsLakers 109, Suns 102
211
DAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-ClippersMavs 127, Clippers 121
+6 DAL
Lakers-SunsLakers 109, Suns 102
+7 LAL
Celtics-NetsCeltics 108, Nets 130
+22 BKN
Ayton shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
KawhiLAC · 41 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
KDBKN · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
67% (8-12)
PorzingisDAL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Joe HarrisBKN · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 127Clippers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35363026127
Clippers33401929121
The story
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 28 points as Dallas beat LA 127-121

Reggie Jackson led LA with 15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 9-14 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 30-19.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2−2+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 109Suns 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30232630109
Suns24232530102
The story
LeBron James' 23 points and 9 assists carried Los Angeles past Phoenix, 109-102

For Phoenix, Cameron Payne had 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-24, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+6+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 108Nets 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26213526108
Nets40313821130
The story
Brooklyn beat Boston 130-108 behind 26 points from Kevin Durant

Marcus Smart paced Boston: 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 8-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 40-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
300 +14+24+27+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.8Reg. season avg33.5Last 2 playoff games

33.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.8 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 41 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg9.5Last 2 playoff games

9.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 41

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 16, 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41Clippers-Mavs · L
33.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Season high41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31, 39Mavs-Clippers · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 4, 36, 42, 20, 28, 14, 25, 13, 34Lakers-Suns · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 30, 16, 21, 34, 18, 27, 34, 31Suns-Lakers · L
32.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 20, 22, 24, 18, 16, 20, 23, 28Clippers-Mavs · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 36, 23, 20, 25, 19, 27, 7, 15, 21, 28Mavs-Clippers · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST