FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 16, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed PHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 113–103.

Final · R1 · G2
MIA113
PHI103
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R1 · G2
SAS101
GSW116
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +15
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 16, 2017: 4 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (POR @ GSW), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MIA @ PHI

Miami evens the series with Philadelphia at 1–1

Miami won Game 2, 113–103, in the first round. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+14+11+10MIA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA22343027113
PHI29133328103
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 8, 13, 11, 7, 6, 11, 11, 28MIA28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 10, 17, 18, 22, 15, 4, 15, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 15, 16, 27, 16, 14, 4, 17, 24PHI24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 26, 6, 3, 9, 0, 24, 20, 23PHI23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · SAS @ GSW · R1 · G2

Golden State goes up 2–0 on San Antonio

Game 2 went to the Warriors, 116–101. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWGSW113–92G2 · @ GSWGSW116–101Game by game through Apr 16, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg29.0Last 2 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg10.4Last 2 playoff games

10.4 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 1 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 34

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.
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 23, 35, 28, 28, 15, 11, 14, 34SAS @ GSW · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 27, 29, 34, 27, 41, 17, 13, 24, 32GSW vs SAS · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 23, 20, 16, 18, 34, 23, 27, 31GSW vs SAS · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 8, 13, 11, 7, 6, 11, 11, 28MIA @ PHI · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 15, 16, 27, 16, 14, 4, 17, 24PHI vs MIA · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 26, 6, 3, 9, 0, 24, 20, 23PHI vs MIA · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST