FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 19, 2018Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIA by 1 at halftime and won 128–108.

Final · R1 · G3
PHI128
MIA108
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +20
Final · R1 · G3
POR102
NOP119
Q1 NOP +16; Q2 NOP +19; Q3 NOP +21; Q4 NOP +17
Final · R1 · G3
GSW110
SAS97
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +13
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 19, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC @ HOU), 51 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · PHI @ MIA

Philadelphia routs Miami in Game 3

128–108, a 20-point win. Series: Philadelphia 2, Miami 1. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-1+2+20PHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI37263332128
MIA33313014108
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 24, 25, 14, 17, 19, 20, 5, 23PHI23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 6, 3, 9, 0, 24, 20, 23, 21PHI21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 17, 18, 22, 15, 4, 15, 20, 23MIA23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Justise WinslowPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 2, 18, 9, 12, 11, 9, 2, 19MIA19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · GSW @ SAS · R1 · G3

Golden State controls San Antonio start to finish

Golden State won 110–97, leading by as many as 13 at a break. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs SAS
G1 · @ GSWGSW113–92G2 · @ GSWGSW116–101G3 · @ SASGSW110–97Game by game through Apr 19, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.1Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 5 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Mirotic leads the day with 30

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.
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 25, 31, 28, 24, 21, 16, 17, 30NOP vs POR · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 28, 33, 34, 28, 22, 35, 22, 28NOP vs POR · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 34, 27, 41, 17, 13, 24, 32, 26GSW @ SAS · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 24, 25, 14, 17, 19, 20, 5, 23PHI @ MIA · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 17, 18, 22, 15, 4, 15, 20, 23MIA vs PHI · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 16, 16, 17, 16, 19, 19, 22, 22POR @ NOP · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST