FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 6, 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 · G3 · Box score
Heat79
Sixers99
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +20
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Suns94
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +9
On this day · 2020–21May 6, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Nets-Mavs), 45 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Suns-Mavs

Dallas stays alive against Phoenix

Luka Doncic goes for 26 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+7+15+9DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2024232794
Mavs29223121103
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 41, 31, 23, 24, 24, 13, 9, 28DAL28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 39, 26, 30, 33, 24, 45, 35, 26DAL26 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 5, 1, 5, 10, 11, 9, 9, 11, 15, 19PHX19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 41, 32, 33, 25, 31, 13, 23, 30, 18PHX18 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Heat-Sixers · R2 · G3

Steady Philadelphia beats Miami

Leads at every break, then a 99–79 final. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Sixers
G1 · @ MIAMIA106–92G2 · @ MIAMIA119–103G3 · @ PHIPHI99–79
Lead changes
Heat-Sixers2
Suns-Mavs1
The night in charts
Suns-Mavs combined for 197, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MavsSuns 94, Mavs 103
197
Heat-SixersHeat 79, Sixers 99
178
DAL won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Suns-MavsSuns 94, Mavs 103
+9 DAL
Heat-SixersHeat 79, Sixers 99
+20 PHI
Maxey shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaxeyPHI · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
CrowderPHX · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
JimmyMIA · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
55% (12-22)
AytonPHX · 16 PTS, 11 REB
50% (6-12)
BrunsonDAL · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
48% (10-21)
Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 94Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2024232794
Mavs29223121103
The story
Jalen Brunson had 28 points as Dallas beat Phoenix 103-94

Jae Crowder led Phoenix with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +9+7+15+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 79Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1717311479
Sixers2120273199
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 21 points carried Philadelphia past Miami, 99-79

Tobias Harris chipped in 10 REB, 9 PTS, 8 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 7-11 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-14, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+7+3+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.5Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.5 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 33

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 20, 21, 45, 20, 36, 15, 22, 33Heat-Sixers · L
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 41, 31, 23, 24, 24, 13, 9, 28Mavs-Suns · W
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 39, 26, 30, 33, 24, 45, 35, 26Mavs-Suns · W
32.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 23, 19, 11, 12, 25, 19, 34, 21Sixers-Heat · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 11, 9, 6, 14, 12, 5, 3, 21Sixers-Heat · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 5, 1, 5, 10, 11, 9, 9, 11, 15, 19Suns-Mavs · L
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST