FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 17, 2018Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed POR by 5 at halftime and won 111–102.

Final · R1 · G2
WAS119
TOR130
Q1 TOR +17; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +11
Final · R1 · G2
MIL106
BOS120
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +14
Final · R1 · G2
NOP111
POR102
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP -5; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +9
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 17, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (SAS vs MEM), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · NOP @ POR

Jrue Holiday scores 33 as New Orleans wins in Portland

Final: 111–102. Jrue Holiday made 14 of 24 shots from the field. First round series: New Orleans 2, Portland 0.

Game flow · NOP 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+2-5+9+9NOP AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP25293324111
POR23361924102
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 12, 15, 22, 25, 8, 23, 21, 33NOP33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 36, 16, 25, 28, 33, 34, 28, 22, 35, 22NOP22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 42, 13, 20, 16, 16, 17, 16, 19, 19, 22POR22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 17, 27, 29, 33, 25, 36, 18, 17POR17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · WAS @ TOR · R1 · G2

Toronto never trails at a break against Washington

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 130–119. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 37 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · WAS vs TOR
G1 · @ TORTOR114–106G2 · @ TORTOR130–119Game by game through Apr 17, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg23.0Last 2 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg12.3Last 2 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 26.2 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 37

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.
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 32, 19, 16, 12, 16, 19, 17, 37TOR vs WAS · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 12, 15, 22, 25, 8, 23, 21, 33NOP @ POR · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 32, 27, 18, 29, 19, 10, 35, 30MIL @ BOS · L
32.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 4, 24, 9, 32, 12, 27, 20, 30BOS vs MIL · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 11, 21, 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29WAS @ TOR · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 15, 20, 31, 22, 18, 4, 31, 25MIL @ BOS · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST