FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 13, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DAL by 11 at halftime and won 100–96.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Celtics109
Cavs102
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +7
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Thunder100
Mavs96
Q1 OKC -10; Q2 OKC -11; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +4
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Thunder-Mavs

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34, OKC rallies past Dallas

Jayson Tatum goes for 33 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-11-4+4OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder20232235100
Mavs3024152796
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33, 31, 34OKC34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 15, 26, 6, 14, 19, 11, 13, 18OKC18 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 10, 2, 14, 10, 29, 27, 21DAL21 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29, 22, 18DAL18 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Celtics-Cavs · R2 · G4

Boston never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 109–102. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Cavs
G1 · @ BOSBOS120–95G2 · @ BOSCLE118–94G3 · @ CLEBOS106–93G4 · @ CLEBOS109–102
Lead changes
Celtics-Cavs3
Thunder-Mavs2
The night in charts
Celtics-Cavs combined for 211, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-CavsCeltics 109, Cavs 102
211
Thunder-MavsThunder 100, Mavs 96
196
OKC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Thunder-MavsThunder 100, Mavs 96
+4 OKC
Celtics-CavsCeltics 109, Cavs 102
+7 BOS
Mobley shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MobleyCLE · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Derrick Jones Jr.DAL · 17 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
JrueBOS · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
55% (6-11)
SGAOKC · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
52% (14-27)
Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 100Mavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder20232235100
Mavs3024152796
The story
Chet Holmgren had 18 points as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 100-96

P.J. Washington led Dallas with 21 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK · 6-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 35-27.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −10−11−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 109Cavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics37252621109
Cavs30272124102
The story
Jaylen Brown's 27 points carried Boston past Cleveland, 109-102

For Cleveland, Max Strus had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-30, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7+5+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 28.4 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 34

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33, 31, 34Thunder-Mavs · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 28, 22, 20, 16, 18, 25, 33, 33Celtics-Cavs · W
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 14, 23, 21, 12, 14, 14, 15, 30Cavs-Celtics · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 33, 22, 17, 25, 32, 19, 28, 27Celtics-Cavs · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 10, 2, 14, 10, 29, 27, 21Mavs-Thunder · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 14, 14, 3, 11, 17, 21, 17, 19Cavs-Celtics · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST