FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 24, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 3 at halftime and won 111–101.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Heat111
Celtics101
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pelicans92
Thunder124
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +32
On this day · 2022–23Apr 24, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Heat-Bucks), 56 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Heat-Celtics

Miami evens the series with Boston at 1–1

Tyler Herro goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3+6+10MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28302726111
Celtics27341822101
Who led
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 33, 21, 17, 17, 25, 24, 11, 24MIA24 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 10, 8, 19, 17, 10, 13, 24, 21MIA21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 18, 17, 23, 26, 14, 15, 17, 33BOS33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 37, 31, 23, 25, 24, 17, 22, 18, 23, 28BOS28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Thunder · R1 · G2

OKC leads New Orleans wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 124–92. Best quarter: the first, 35–22. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Pelicans-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCOKC94–92G2 · @ OKCOKC124–92
Lead changes
Heat-Celtics13
The night in charts
Pelicans-Thunder combined for 216, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 92, Thunder 124
216
Heat-CelticsHeat 111, Celtics 101
212
MIA won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Heat-CelticsHeat 111, Celtics 101
+10 MIA
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 92, Thunder 124
+32 OKC
Bam shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamMIA · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
ChetOKC · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
SGAOKC · 33 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
J-DubOKC · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Caleb MartinMIA · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 111Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28302726111
Celtics27341822101
The story
Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Miami beat Boston 111-101

Derrick White led Boston with 13 PTS, 4 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Heat took the third 27-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1−3+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Thunder
Pelicans 92Thunder 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2228241892
Thunder35282932124
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 33 points carried Oklahoma City past New Orleans, 124-92

For New Orleans, Brandon Ingram had 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 13-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-18, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
400 +13+13+18+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.5Reg. season avg20.5Last 2 playoff games

20.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 16.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 27.4 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 33

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 18, 17, 23, 26, 14, 15, 17, 33Celtics-Heat · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 24, 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33Thunder-Pelicans · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 37, 31, 23, 25, 24, 17, 22, 18, 23, 28Celtics-Heat · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 15, 20, 15, 9, 22, 13, 15, 26Thunder-Pelicans · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 33, 21, 17, 17, 25, 24, 11, 24Heat-Celtics · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 10, 8, 19, 17, 10, 13, 24, 21Heat-Celtics · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST