FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 22, 2018Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed TOR by 11 at halftime and won 106–98.

Final · R1 · G4
BOS102
MIL104
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +2
Final · R1 · G4
GSW90
SAS103
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +13
Final · R1 · G4
TOR98
WAS106
Q1 WAS -8; Q2 WAS -11; Q3 WAS 0; Q4 WAS +8
Final · R1 · G4
CLE104
IND100
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +4
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 22, 2017: 4 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (SAS @ MEM), 43 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · TOR @ WAS

Bradley Beal scores 31, Washington rallies past Toronto

Washington trailed by 11 at the half and won 106–98. First round series: Washington 2, Toronto 2. DeMar DeRozan scored 35 for Toronto in the loss.

Game flow · WAS 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 Q3Final0-8-110+8WAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR3021291898
WAS22184026106
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 19, 32, 19, 13, 19, 9, 28, 31WAS31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29, 28, 27WAS27 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 16, 12, 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35TOR35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 9, 11, 11, 28, 11, 13, 19, 19TOR19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 34 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg4.7Last 2 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · BOS @ MIL · R1 · G4

Milwaukee leads Boston wire to wire

Milwaukee was ahead at every break and won 104–102. Best quarter: the fourth, 29–35. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs MIL
G1 · @ BOSBOS113–107G2 · @ BOSBOS120–106G3 · @ MILMIL116–92G4 · @ MILMIL104–102Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = MIL win.
Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 35

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: 32, 19, 16, 12, 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35TOR @ WAS · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 27, 41, 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34GSW @ SAS · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 9, 32, 12, 27, 20, 30, 11, 34BOS @ MIL · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 33, 44, 26, 10, 24, 46, 28, 32CLE @ IND · W
32.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 19, 32, 19, 13, 19, 9, 28, 31WAS vs TOR · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29, 28, 27WAS vs TOR · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST