FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 11, 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
Sixers127
Hawks111
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +16
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Suns116
Nuggets102
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +14
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Suns-Nuggets

Phoenix goes up 3–0 on Denver

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+4+14+14PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns37223126116
Nuggets27282126102
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 31, 19, 17, 30, 47, 21, 18, 28PHX28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 6, 7, 18, 9, 8, 21, 17, 27PHX27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38, 36, 22, 24, 32DEN32 PTS · 20 REB · 10 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 12, 8, 12, 28, 22, 2, 3, 21DEN21 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Sixers-Hawks · R2 · G3

Steady Philadelphia beats Atlanta

Leads at every break, then a 127–111 final. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Hawks
G1 · @ PHIATL128–124G2 · @ PHIPHI118–102G3 · @ ATLPHI127–111
Lead changes
Sixers-Hawks5
Suns-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Sixers-Hawks combined for 238, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HawksSixers 127, Hawks 111
238
Suns-NuggetsSuns 116, Nuggets 102
218
PHX won the closest game by 14
Closest finishes
Suns-NuggetsSuns 116, Nuggets 102
+14 PHX
Sixers-HawksSixers 127, Hawks 111
+16 PHI
John Collins shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsATL · 23 PTS, 7 REB
71% (10-14)
Monte MorrisDEN · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
SimmonsPHI · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
63% (10-16)
CP3PHX · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 116Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns37223126116
Nuggets27282126102
The story
Chris Paul had 27 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat Denver 116-102

Monte Morris led Denver with 21 PTS, 5 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 37-27, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10+4+14+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 127Hawks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28333432127
Hawks20361936111
The story
Joel Embiid's 27 points and 8 assists carried Philadelphia past Atlanta, 127-111

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 28 PTS, 8 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 7-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-19, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+5+20+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.5Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 27 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 29.7 a game in the regular season (44 games). Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 32

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38, 36, 22, 24, 32Nuggets-Suns · L
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Domantas Sabonis IND, May 3, 2021: 32 PTS · 19 REB · 9 AST
32 PTS · 20 REB · 10 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 31, 19, 17, 30, 47, 21, 18, 28Suns-Nuggets · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 32, 30, 21, 27, 36, 35, 21, 28Hawks-Sixers · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 6, 13, 30, 22, 36, 8, 39, 40, 27Sixers-Hawks · W
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 6, 7, 18, 9, 8, 21, 17, 27Suns-Nuggets · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +15.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 12, 0, 14, 22, 13, 21, 8, 23Hawks-Sixers · L
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST