FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, July 6, 2021Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G1 · Box score
Bucks105
Suns118
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +13
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · Bucks-Suns

Phoenix takes Game 1, leads Milwaukee 1–0

Chris Paul goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+8+16+13PHX AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26232729105
Suns30273526118
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 17, 27, 37, 15, 18, 22, 41, 32PHX32 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 34, 40, 20, 15, 25, 31, 22, 27PHX27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 23, 15, 15, 38, 16, 26, 32, 29MIL29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 34, 30, 40, 34, 25, 33, 14, 20MIL20 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Final · Bucks-Suns
Bucks 105Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26232729105
Suns30273526118
The story
Devin Booker had 27 points as Phoenix beat Milwaukee 118-105

Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-21 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the third 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+8+16+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 32 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.7 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 33.3 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 29 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 32

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 17, 27, 37, 15, 18, 22, 41, 32Suns-Bucks · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 23, 15, 15, 38, 16, 26, 32, 29Bucks-Suns · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 34, 40, 20, 15, 25, 31, 22, 27Suns-Bucks · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 12, 20, 24, 18, 19, 10, 16, 22Suns-Bucks · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 34, 30, 40, 34, 25, 33, 14, 20Bucks-Suns · L
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 19, 7, 16, 10, 7, 33, 13, 17Bucks-Suns · L
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Suns7