FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 10, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Nets83
Bucks86
Q1 MIL +19; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +3
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Clippers111
Jazz117
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +6
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Nets-Bucks

Khris Middleton posts 35 and 15 as Milwaukee beats Brooklyn

Kevin Durant goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+19+3+2+3MIL AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1131231883
Bucks3015221986
Who led
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 21, 27, 17, 22, 20, 13, 17, 35MIL35 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 15, 26, 31, 17, 20, 34, 18, 33MIL33 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 32, 26, 39, 42, 24, 29, 32, 30BKN30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 29, 15, 16, 39, 25, 25, 22, 22BKN22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Jazz · R2 · G2

Utah never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 117–111. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 37 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Jazz
G1 · @ UTAUTA112–109G2 · @ UTAUTA117–111
Lead changes
Nets-Bucks6
Clippers-Jazz2
Shot of the night

Jrue's layup with 11 seconds left puts the Bucks ahead, 86-83 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Jazz combined for 228, 59 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-JazzClippers 111, Jazz 117
228
Nets-BucksNets 83, Bucks 86
169
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nets-BucksNets 83, Bucks 86
+3 MIL
Clippers-JazzClippers 111, Jazz 117
+6 UTA
Ingles shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
InglesUTA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ClarksonUTA · 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
60% (9-15)
Reggie JacksonLAC · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
58% (11-19)
MitchellUTA · 37 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
52% (15-29)
MiddletonMIL · 35 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST
48% (12-25)
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 83Bucks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1131231883
Bucks3015221986
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 14 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Brooklyn 86-83

Kyrie Irving led Brooklyn with 22 PTS, 5 REB 33 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 14-31 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 30-11, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +19+3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 111Jazz 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29243325111
Jazz30362724117
The story
Rudy Gobert's 20 rebounds and 13 points carried Utah past LA, 117-111

For LA, Paul George had 27 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 20 REB, 13 PTS, 3 BLK · 4-5 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 36-24, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1+13+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg37.3Last 3 playoff games

37.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 37 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 3 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 22.4 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 37

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 42, 42, 22, 22, 25, 29, 30, 30, 45, 37Jazz-Clippers · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 21, 27, 17, 22, 20, 13, 17, 35Bucks-Nets · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 15, 26, 31, 17, 20, 34, 18, 33Bucks-Nets · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 32, 26, 39, 42, 24, 29, 32, 30Nets-Bucks · L
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 15, 16, 15, 20, 25, 15, 9, 29Clippers-Jazz · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 28, 29, 20, 23, 20, 22, 20, 27Clippers-Jazz · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST