FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 18, 2017Playoffs · 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
MIL100
TOR106
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +6
Final · R1 · G2
CHI111
BOS97
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +14
Final · R1 · G2
UTA91
LAC99
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +8
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2015–16Apr 18, 2016: 3 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (GSW vs HOU), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MIL @ TOR

Toronto evens the series with Milwaukee at 1–1

Toronto won Game 2, 106–100, in the first round. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+3+1+6TOR AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL25273117100
TOR28272922106
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 40, 17, 27, 12, 38, 35, 27, 23TOR23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 22, 21, 27, 12, 17, 13, 4, 22TOR22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 28, 31, 11, 25, 20, 10, 28, 24MIL24 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 25, 13, 9, 10, 8, 15, 10, 20MIL20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · UTA @ LAC · R1 · G2

Clippers never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 99–91. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs LAC
G1 · @ LACUTA97–95G2 · @ LACLAC99–91Game by game through Apr 18, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 13 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg12.7Last 2 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg37.8Today

38 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 24

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 28, 31, 11, 25, 20, 10, 28, 24MIL @ TOR · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 31, 36, 32, 18, 18, 15, 26, 24LAC vs UTA · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 40, 17, 27, 12, 38, 35, 27, 23TOR vs MIL · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 39, 26, 19, 33, 17, 25, 30, 22CHI @ BOS · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 22, 21, 27, 12, 17, 13, 4, 22TOR vs MIL · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 8, 23, 8, 14, 13, 7, 11, 22CHI @ BOS · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST