FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 22, 2025Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bucks115
Pacers123
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +8
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Grizzlies99
Thunder118
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +19
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wolves85
Lakers94
Q1 LAL +19; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2023–24Apr 22, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (Sixers-Knicks), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Bucks-Pacers

Indiana goes up 2–0 on Milwaukee

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 34 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+8+12+8IND AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30302728115
Pacers40283124123
Who led
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 11, 11, 15, 22, 24, 10, 25, 24IND24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 18, 22, 17, 9, 22, 23, 10, 21IND21 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 37, 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36, 34MIL34 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 18, 7, 8, 18, 14, 17, 4, 28MIL28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Lakers · R1 · G2

Lakers lead Minnesota wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 94–85. Best quarter: the first, 34–15. Luka Doncic led Lakers with 31 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Lakers
G1 · @ LALMIN117–95G2 · @ LALLAL94–85
Lead changes
Wolves-Lakers1
Bucks-Pacers0
Grizzlies-Thunder0
The night in charts
Bucks-Pacers combined for 238, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PacersBucks 115, Pacers 123
238
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 99, Thunder 118
217
Wolves-LakersWolves 85, Lakers 94
179
IND won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Bucks-PacersBucks 115, Pacers 123
+8 IND
Wolves-LakersWolves 85, Lakers 94
+9 LAL
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 99, Thunder 118
+19 OKC
Giannis shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 34 PTS, 18 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
70% (14-20)
TurnerIND · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
NembhardIND · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
60% (6-10)
JJJMEM · 26 PTS, 6 REB
59% (10-17)
PortisMIL · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 115Pacers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30302728115
Pacers40283124123
The story
Pascal Siakam had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana beat Milwaukee 123-115

Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 14 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 40-30, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10+8+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 85Lakers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1528222085
Lakers3424231394
The story
Luka Doncic's 31 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Minnesota, 94-85

For Minnesota, Julius Randle had 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST · 9-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-15, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +19+15+16+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 99Thunder 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1735272099
Thunder32382028118
The story
Oklahoma City beat Memphis 118-99 behind 27 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Desmond Bane paced Memphis: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-29 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 32-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +15+18+11+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.0Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 10.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Reg. season avg18.5Last 2 playoff games

18.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 31.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 28.9 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 34

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 37, 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36, 34Bucks-Pacers · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 19, 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37, 31Lakers-Wolves · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 18, 7, 8, 18, 14, 17, 4, 28Bucks-Pacers · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 33, 27, 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27Thunder-Grizzlies · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 11, 15, 9, 31, 21, 10, 16, 27Wolves-Lakers · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 22, 13, 27, 14, 23, 18, 18, 24, 4, 26Grizzlies-Thunder · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST