FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 15, 2018Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIL by 3 at halftime and won 113–107.

Final · OT · R1 · G1
MIL107
BOS113
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +6
Final · R1 · G1
IND98
CLE80
Q1 IND +19; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +18
Final · R1 · G1
UTA108
OKC116
Q1 OKC 0; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +8
Final · R1 · G1
MIN101
HOU104
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +3
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 · 2016–17Apr 15, 2017: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs IND), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · MIL @ BOS

Boston beats Milwaukee by 6, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 113–107. Series: 1–0. Al Horford led Boston with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 for Milwaukee in the loss.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+12-3+40+6BOS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIL173019338107
BOS2915262914113
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 14, 19, 14, 15, 16, 16, 10, 24BOS24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 16, 13, 21, 2, 7, 10, 8, 23BOS23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 26, 32, 27, 18, 29, 19, 10, 35MIL35 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 28, 15, 20, 31, 22, 18, 4, 31MIL31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · MIN @ HOU · R1 · G1

Houston leads Minnesota wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 104–101. Best quarter: the fourth, 28–29. James Harden led Houston with 44 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs HOU
G1 · @ HOUHOU104–101Game by game through Apr 15, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.9Reg. season avg36Today

36 points today in 38 minutes, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Reg. season avg33.6Today

34 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−13.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.3Reg. season avg8Today

8 points today in 40 minutes, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 44

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 18, 28, 25, 38, 24, 26, 21, 44HOU vs MIN · W
44.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Nick Van Exel DEN, Apr 15, 2000: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
44 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 26, 13, 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36OKC vs UTA · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 26, 32, 27, 18, 29, 19, 10, 35MIL @ BOS · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 24, 24, 30, 25, 21, 5, 27, 32IND @ CLE · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 28, 15, 20, 31, 22, 18, 4, 31MIL @ BOS · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 19, 33, 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29OKC vs UTA · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST