FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 16, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hawks trailed Sixers by 22 at halftime and won 109–106.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Hawks109
Sixers106
Q1 Hawks -14; Q2 Hawks -22; Q3 Hawks -18; Q4 Hawks +3
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Clippers119
Jazz111
Q1 Clippers -1; Q2 Clippers -5; Q3 Clippers +9; Q4 Clippers +8
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Hawks-Sixers

Trae Young drops 39 in 22-point comeback win over Philadelphia

Joel Embiid goes for 37 points

Game flow · Hawks margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-22-18+3Hawks AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24162940109
Sixers38242519106
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 21, 27, 36, 35, 21, 28, 25, 39Hawks39 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 14, 22, 13, 21, 8, 23, 14, 19Hawks19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 22, 36, 8, 39, 40, 27, 17, 37Sixers37 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 15, 10, 30, 21, 21, 12, 17, 36Sixers36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Jazz · R2 · G5

Clippers take Game 5, lead Utah 3–2

119–111 in Utah. The conference semifinals series continues. Paul George led Clippers with 37 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Jazz
G1 · @ JazzJazz112–109G2 · @ JazzJazz117–111G3 · @ ClippersClippers132–106G4 · @ ClippersClippers118–104G5 · @ JazzClippers119–111
Lead changes
Clippers-Jazz4
Hawks-Sixers1
The night in charts
Clippers-Jazz combined for 230, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-JazzClippers 119, Jazz 111
230
Hawks-SixersHawks 109, Sixers 106
215
Hawks won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hawks-SixersHawks 109, Sixers 106
+3 Hawks
Clippers-JazzClippers 119, Jazz 111
+8 Clippers
Hawks erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SixersHawks won · Hawks 109, Sixers 106
22 pts
Clippers-JazzClippers won · Clippers 119, Jazz 111
5 pts
Curry shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurrySixers · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Lou WilliamsHawks · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Marcus MorrisClippers · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
EmbiidSixers · 37 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
60% (12-20)
GallinariHawks · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 109Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24162940109
Sixers38242519106
The story
Seth Curry had 36 points in a 109-106 loss to Atlanta

John Collins led Atlanta with 19 PTS, 11 REB 36 PTS, 7 REB · 13-19 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 40-19.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 −14−22−18+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 119Jazz 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers36243227119
Jazz37281828111
The story
Paul George's 37 points and 16 rebounds carried LA past Utah, 119-111

For Utah, Donovan Mitchell had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 37 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST · 12-22 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 32-18.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 −1−5+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Paul GeorgeClippers
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.3Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 37 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 27.4 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 39

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 21, 27, 36, 35, 21, 28, 25, 39Hawks-Sixers · W
29.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 23, 20, 22, 20, 27, 31, 31, 37Clippers-Jazz · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 22, 36, 8, 39, 40, 27, 17, 37Sixers-Hawks · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 15, 10, 30, 21, 21, 12, 17, 36Sixers-Hawks · L
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +19.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 15, 13, 17, 18, 16, 9, 18, 32Jazz-Clippers · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 16, 4, 23, 9, 8, 6, 24, 25Clippers-Jazz · W
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST