FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 26, 2021Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed ATL by 13 at halftime and won 101–92.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wizards95
Sixers120
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +25
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hawks92
Knicks101
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -13; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +9
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Grizzlies129
Jazz141
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +12
The lead · First round · Game 2 · Hawks-Knicks

New York evens the series with Atlanta at 1–1

Ja Morant goes for 47 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13+1+9NYK AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2730181792
Knicks20243225101
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 14, 17, 25, 27, 15, 7, 17, 26NYK26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 24, 14, 31, 25, 33, 20, 15, 15NYK15 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 16, 30, 36, 33, 18, 10, 32, 30ATL30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 25, 16, 28, 25, 20, 27, 18, 18ATL18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Sixers4
Grizzlies-Jazz4
Hawks-Knicks3
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Jazz combined for 270, 55 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 129, Jazz 141
270
Wizards-SixersWizards 95, Sixers 120
215
Hawks-KnicksHawks 92, Knicks 101
193
NYK won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Hawks-KnicksHawks 92, Knicks 101
+9 NYK
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 129, Jazz 141
+12 UTA
Wizards-SixersWizards 95, Sixers 120
+25 PHI
Gobert shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
SimmonsPHI · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
BrooksMEM · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
EmbiidPHI · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 92Knicks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2730181792
Knicks20243225101
The story
Derrick Rose's 26 points carried New York past Atlanta, 101-92

For Atlanta, Bogdan Bogdanovic had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 32-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−13+1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trae Young was the fantasy play: 38.7 FPTS on 30 PTS, 7 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 129Jazz 141
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27274332129
Jazz36382938141
The story
Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Utah beat Memphis 141-129

Jonas Valanciunas led Memphis with 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the second 38-27, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +9+20+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 95Sixers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2433231595
Sixers35362326120
The story
Philadelphia beat Washington 120-95 behind 22 points and 8 assists from Ben Simmons

Bradley Beal paced Washington: 33 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 35-24 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +11+14+14+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg36.5Last 2 playoff games

36.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 19.1 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 47 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg6.5Last 2 playoff games

6.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Jazz · R1 · G2

Utah never trails at a break against Memphis

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 141–129. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Jazz
G1 · @ UTAMEM112–109G2 · @ UTAUTA141–129
Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 47

Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 12, 24, 12, 16, 20, 35, 26, 47Grizzlies-Jazz · L
36.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 2, 2001: 47 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Career high47 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 42, 28, 50, 25, 22, 25, 33, 33Wizards-Sixers · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 16, 30, 36, 33, 18, 10, 32, 30Hawks-Knicks · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 14, 17, 25, 27, 15, 7, 17, 26Knicks-Hawks · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 16, 41, 37, 42, 42, 22, 22, 25Jazz-Grizzlies · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 23, 22, 30, 18, 24, 14, 31, 23Grizzlies-Jazz · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST