FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 21, 2018Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed OKC by 8 after the first quarter and won 115–102.

Final · R1 · G4
PHI106
MIA102
Q1 PHI 0; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +4
Final · R1 · G4
POR123
NOP131
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +8
Final · R1 · G3
HOU105
MIN121
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +16
Final · R1 · G3
OKC102
UTA115
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +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 21, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ OKC), 44 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · OKC @ UTA

Ricky Rubio posts 26-11-10 as Utah tops OKC

A triple-double in a 115–102 win. First round series: Utah 2, OKC 1.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+5+14+13UTA AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC30232227102
UTA22363126115
Who led
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 31, 9, 9, 13, 17, 13, 22, 26UTA26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 26, 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28, 22UTA22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 27, 20, 24, 27, 40, 36, 18, 23OKC23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 26, 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14OKC14 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Second story · PHI @ MIA · R1 · G4

Philadelphia takes Game 4, leads Miami 3–1

106–102 in Miami. The first round series continues. JJ Redick led Philadelphia with 24 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs MIA
G1 · @ PHIPHI130–103G2 · @ PHIMIA113–103G3 · @ MIAPHI128–108G4 · @ MIAPHI106–102Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 27.2 a game in the regular season (55 games). Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 47

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 33, 34, 28, 22, 35, 22, 28, 47NOP vs POR · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Josh Howard DAL, Dec 8, 2007: 47 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
47 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 22, 25, 8, 23, 21, 33, 16, 41NOP vs POR · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 8, 2002: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Career high41 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 16, 17, 16, 19, 19, 22, 22, 38POR @ NOP · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 25, 38, 24, 26, 21, 44, 12, 29HOU @ MIN · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 24, 10, 18, 15, 31, 13, 11, 28MIN vs HOU · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Al-Farouq AminuPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 4, 3, 7, 5, 7, 14, 21, 27POR @ NOP · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST