FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 25, 2023Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 10 after three quarters and won 119–117.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hawks119
Celtics117
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL -10; Q4 ATL +2
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Wolves109
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +3
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Clippers130
Suns136
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +6
On this day · 2021–22Apr 25, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Celtics), 39 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Hawks-Celtics

Trae Young scores 38 as Atlanta wins in Boston

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-8-10+2ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks30282437119
Celtics27392625117
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32, 35, 38ATL38 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 23, 19, 10, 12, 5, 8, 5, 22ATL22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 41, 18, 30, 12, 25, 29, 18, 15, 31, 35BOS35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29, 29, 31, 19BOS19 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Clippers-Suns · R1 · G5

Phoenix finishes off Clippers, wins the series 4–1

136–130 in Game 5 of the first round. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 47 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Suns
G1 · @ PHXLAC115–110G2 · @ PHXPHX123–109G3 · @ LACPHX129–124G4 · @ LACPHX112–100G5 · @ PHXPHX136–130
The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 266, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 130, Suns 136
266
Hawks-CelticsHawks 119, Celtics 117
236
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 109, Nuggets 112
221
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-CelticsHawks 119, Celtics 117
+2 ATL
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 109, Nuggets 112
+3 DEN
Clippers-SunsClippers 130, Suns 136
+6 PHX
ATL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsATL won · Hawks 119, Celtics 117
10 pts
Clippers-SunsPHX won · Clippers 130, Suns 136
9 pts
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 109, Nuggets 112
7 pts
Booker shot 19-of-27 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BookerPHX · 47 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
70% (19-27)
BatumLAC · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
65% (15-23)
Derrick WhiteBOS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
KATMIN · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 119Celtics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks30282437119
Celtics27392625117
The story
Jaylen Brown had 35 points, but Atlanta won 119-117

For Atlanta, Bogdan Bogdanovic had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 35 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 15-23 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 37-25.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3−8−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 109Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29183032109
Nuggets22262935112
The story
Jamal Murray had 35 points as Denver beat Minnesota 112-109

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 12-23 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 26-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −7+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 130Suns 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30402436130
Suns32295025136
The story
Phoenix beat LA 136-130 behind 31 points from Kevin Durant

Mason Plumlee paced LA: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 50-24 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2−9+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.8Reg. season avg40.7Last 3 playoff games

40.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.8 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 47 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (40 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 47

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 22, 27, 15, 26, 38, 45, 30, 47Suns-Clippers · W
37.2 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Feb 28, 2009: 46 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
47 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32, 35, 38Hawks-Celtics · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 41, 18, 30, 12, 25, 29, 18, 15, 31, 35Celtics-Hawks · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 26, 2, 20, 24, 40, 18, 19, 35Nuggets-Wolves · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 35, 18, 29, 27, 25, 28, 31, 31Suns-Clippers · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 26, 9, 19, 18, 41, 36, 34, 29Wolves-Nuggets · L
31.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST