FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 22, 2022Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIA by 8 after three quarters and won 111–110.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Heat110
Hawks111
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +1
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bucks111
Bulls81
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +31; Q4 MIL +30
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Suns114
Pelicans111
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2020–21Apr 22, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Celtics-Suns), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Heat-Hawks

Atlanta stays alive against Miami

Deandre Ayton goes for 28 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+7-8+1ATL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24303125110
Hawks22391634111
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 30, 35, 28, 24, 38, 8, 25, 24ATL24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 18, 25, 14, 13, 19, 6, 29, 18ATL18 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 12, 19, 18, 35, 15, 6, 15, 24MIA24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 7, 27, 24, 22, 27, 20, 21, 45, 20MIA20 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Suns-Pelicans · R1 · G3

Phoenix holds off New Orleans, 114–111

Phoenix led 81–79 after three and held on to win by three. Chris Paul led Phoenix with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Pelicans
G1 · @ PHXPHX110–99G2 · @ PHXNOP125–114G3 · @ NOPPHX114–111
Lead changes
Suns-Pelicans15
Heat-Hawks11
Bucks-Bulls2
Shot of the night

Trae's floater with 5.5 seconds left puts the Hawks ahead, 111-110 final

The night in charts
Suns-Pelicans combined for 225, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PelicansSuns 114, Pelicans 111
225
Heat-HawksHeat 110, Hawks 111
221
Bucks-BullsBucks 111, Bulls 81
192
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-HawksHeat 110, Hawks 111
+1 ATL
Suns-PelicansSuns 114, Pelicans 111
+3 PHX
Bucks-BullsBucks 111, Bulls 81
+30 MIL
ATL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-HawksATL won · Heat 110, Hawks 111
8 pts
Suns-PelicansPHX won · Suns 114, Pelicans 111
1 pt
Grayson Allen shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grayson AllenMIL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
AytonPHX · 28 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
65% (13-20)
GiannisMIL · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
IngramNOP · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
CP3PHX · 28 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 110Hawks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24303125110
Hawks22391634111
The story
Trae Young's 24 points and 8 assists carried Atlanta past Miami, 111-110

For Miami, Tyler Herro had 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 6-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 39-30.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2+7−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler was the fantasy play: 51.5 FPTS on 20 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Final · Suns-Pelicans
Suns 114Pelicans 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28312233114
Pelicans29193132111
The story
Chris Paul had 28 points and 14 assists as Phoenix beat New Orleans 114-111

CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 30 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Suns took the second 31-19.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1+11+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 111Bulls 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks33273021111
Bulls1724182281
The story
Milwaukee beat Chicago 111-81 behind 18 points and 9 assists from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Nikola Vucevic paced Chicago: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
400 +16+19+31+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 12 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Ingram leads the day with 34

Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 29, 15, 17, 27, 30, 18, 37, 34Pelicans-Suns · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 23, 16, 0, 32, 19, 25, 23, 30Pelicans-Suns · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 15, 8, 11, 6, 16, 30, 17, 28Suns-Pelicans · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 14, 16, 9, 22, 19, 21, 10, 28Suns-Pelicans · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 30, 35, 28, 24, 38, 8, 25, 24Hawks-Heat · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 12, 19, 18, 35, 15, 6, 15, 24Heat-Hawks · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST