FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 3, 2022Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Bucks86
Celtics109
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +23
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Warriors101
Grizzlies106
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +5
On this day · 2020–21May 3, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Pelicans), 41 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Warriors-Grizzlies

Ja Morant scores 47 as Memphis beats Golden State

Jaylen Brown goes for 30 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+50+5MEM AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25262624101
Grizzlies33232129106
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 32, 23, 16, 11, 30, 17, 34, 47MEM47 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Ziaire WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 19, 18, 4, 13, 5, 6, 0, 14MEM14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33, 30, 24, 27GSW27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 22, 30, 29, 27, 11, 8, 31, 20GSW20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bucks-Celtics · R2 · G2

Boston keeps Milwaukee at arm's length

The Bucks never led at a quarter break. Boston won by 23. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Bucks-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSMIL101–89G2 · @ BOSBOS109–86
Lead changes
Warriors-Grizzlies6
The night in charts
Warriors-Grizzlies combined for 207, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 101, Grizzlies 106
207
Bucks-CelticsBucks 86, Celtics 109
195
MEM won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 101, Grizzlies 106
+5 MEM
Bucks-CelticsBucks 86, Celtics 109
+23 BOS
Jaylen Brown shot 11-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jaylen BrownBOS · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
TatumBOS · 29 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
50% (10-20)
PooleGSW · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
50% (8-16)
Grant WilliamsBOS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
50% (7-14)
JaMEM · 47 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
48% (15-31)
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 101Grizzlies 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25262624101
Grizzlies33232129106
The story
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 12 points as Memphis beat Golden State 106-101

Andrew Wiggins led Golden State with 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 3-14 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 33-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +8+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 86Celtics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2119262086
Celtics32331826109
The story
Jayson Tatum's 29 points and 8 assists carried Boston past Milwaukee, 109-86

For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 29 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-19, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +11+25+17+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.8Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.8 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 29.4 a game in the regular season (32 games). Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 47

Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 32, 23, 16, 11, 30, 17, 34, 47Grizzlies-Warriors · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Feb 6, 2010: 47 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
47 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 22, 18, 23, 22, 23, 22, 12, 30Celtics-Bucks · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 16, 31, 31, 19, 39, 29, 21, 29Celtics-Bucks · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 30, 27, 33, 18, 32, 33, 24, 28Bucks-Celtics · L
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33, 30, 24, 27Warriors-Grizzlies · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Grant WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 4, 9, 7, 17, 7, 14, 8, 21Celtics-Bucks · W
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST