FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 9, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Sixers115
Celtics103
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +12
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Suns102
Nuggets118
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +16
On this day · 2021–22May 9, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Celtics), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Sixers-Celtics

Joel Embiid scores 33 as Philadelphia wins in Boston

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+9+16+12PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers33253027115
Celtics26232331103
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 52, 21, 26, 20, 14, 15, 30, 34, 33PHI33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 33, 25, 16, 26, 13, 13, 14, 30PHI30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 31, 19, 30, 39, 7, 27, 24, 36BOS36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 31, 35, 32, 23, 25, 23, 23, 24BOS24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Suns-Nuggets · R2 · G5

Denver controls Phoenix start to finish

Denver won 118–102, leading by as many as 17 at a break. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Nuggets
G1 · @ DENDEN125–107G2 · @ DENDEN97–87G3 · @ PHXPHX121–114G4 · @ PHXPHX129–124G5 · @ DENDEN118–102
Lead changes
Sixers-Celtics2
Suns-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Suns-Nuggets combined for 220, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NuggetsSuns 102, Nuggets 118
220
Sixers-CelticsSixers 115, Celtics 103
218
PHI won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 115, Celtics 103
+12 PHI
Suns-NuggetsSuns 102, Nuggets 118
+16 DEN
Tobias Harris shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tobias HarrisPHI · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
MPJDEN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Bruce BrownDEN · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
JokicDEN · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST, 2 BLK
60% (12-20)
AytonPHX · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 115Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers33253027115
Celtics26232331103
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 30 points carried Philadelphia past Boston, 115-103

For Boston, Marcus Smart had 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 10-21 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-26, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +7+9+16+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 102Nuggets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24252528102
Nuggets35173927118
The story
Bruce Brown had 25 points as Denver beat Phoenix 118-102

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 39-25, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +11+3+17+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.5Reg. season avg37.3Last 3 playoff games

37.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 36

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 31, 19, 30, 39, 7, 27, 24, 36Celtics-Sixers · L
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 52, 21, 26, 20, 14, 15, 30, 34, 33Sixers-Celtics · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 33, 25, 16, 26, 13, 13, 14, 30Sixers-Celtics · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 20, 43, 28, 24, 39, 30, 53, 29Nuggets-Suns · W
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Feb 28, 1997: 29 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
29 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 38, 45, 30, 47, 27, 35, 47, 36, 28Suns-Nuggets · L
35.9 PPG playoffs to date · −8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 28, 31, 31, 29, 24, 39, 36, 26Suns-Nuggets · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST