FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 25, 2022Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics116
Nets112
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +4
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Raptors103
Sixers88
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +15
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Jazz77
Mavs102
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +26; Q4 DAL +25
On this day · 2020–21Apr 25, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Kings), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Celtics-Nets

Boston closes out Brooklyn in four

Kevin Durant goes for 39 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+8+12+4BOS AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30283226116
Nets26242834112
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 31, 22, 16, 31, 31, 19, 39, 29BOS29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 32, 25, 22, 18, 23, 22, 23, 22BOS22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 55, 18, 32, 36, 20, 25, 23, 27, 16, 39BKN39 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 16, 15, 12, 0, 9, 16, 10, 23BKN23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Raptors-Sixers · R1 · G5

Toronto leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Toronto was ahead at every break and won 103–88. Best quarter: the first, 29–27. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Sixers
G1 · @ PHIPHI131–111G2 · @ PHIPHI112–97G3 · @ TORPHI104–101G4 · @ TORTOR110–102G5 · @ PHITOR103–88
Lead changes
Raptors-Sixers1
Celtics-Nets0
Jazz-Mavs0
The night in charts
Celtics-Nets combined for 228, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-NetsCeltics 116, Nets 112
228
Raptors-SixersRaptors 103, Sixers 88
191
Jazz-MavsJazz 77, Mavs 102
179
BOS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Celtics-NetsCeltics 116, Nets 112
+4 BOS
Raptors-SixersRaptors 103, Sixers 88
+15 TOR
Jazz-MavsJazz 77, Mavs 102
+25 DAL
Curry shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryBKN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
AchiuwaTOR · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
ClarksonUTA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
SiakamTOR · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST
59% (10-17)
TatumBOS · 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
56% (9-16)
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 116Nets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30283226116
Nets26242834112
The story
Jayson Tatum had 29 points as Boston beat Brooklyn 116-112

Seth Curry led Brooklyn with 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 9-16 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 30-26, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4+8+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 103Sixers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors29252128103
Sixers2714252288
The story
Pascal Siakam's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 103-88

For Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-14, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2+13+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 77Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1818192277
Mavs24282921102
The story
Dallas beat Utah 102-77 behind 33 points and 13 rebounds from Luka Doncic

Jordan Clarkson paced Utah: 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 11-22 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +6+16+26+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.3Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.3 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg2.0Last 3 playoff games

2.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.2Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 37.2 a game in the regular season (55 games). Line: 39 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 55, 18, 32, 36, 20, 25, 23, 27, 16, 39Nets-Celtics · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 35, 36, 32, 26, 39, 26, 30, 33Mavs-Jazz · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 31, 22, 16, 31, 31, 19, 39, 29Celtics-Nets · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 24, 9, 18, 24, 41, 31, 23, 24Mavs-Jazz · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · −5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 31, 37, 29, 24, 20, 12, 34, 23Raptors-Sixers · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 16, 15, 12, 0, 9, 16, 10, 23Nets-Celtics · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST