FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 27, 2018Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed WAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–92.

Final · R1 · G6
TOR102
WAS92
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +10
Final · R1 · G6
CLE87
IND121
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +25; Q4 IND +34
Final · R1 · G6
OKC91
UTA96
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA 0; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +5
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 27, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL vs TOR), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · TOR @ WAS

Toronto closes out Washington in six

Toronto won Game 6, 102–92, to take the first round series 4–2. Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · TOR 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 Q3Final0-10-3-5+10TOR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR20302329102
WAS3023251492
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 11, 28, 11, 13, 19, 19, 17, 24TOR24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35, 32, 16TOR16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 19, 13, 19, 9, 28, 31, 20, 32WAS32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29, 28, 27, 26, 23WAS23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · OKC @ UTA · R1 · G6

Utah finishes off OKC, wins the series 4–2

96–91 in Game 6 of the first round. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 38 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · OKC vs UTA
G1 · @ OKCOKC116–108G2 · @ OKCUTA102–95G3 · @ UTAUTA115–102G4 · @ UTAUTA113–96G5 · @ OKCOKC107–99G6 · @ UTAUTA96–91Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.4Reg. season avg38.0Last 3 playoff games

38.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 46 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 12 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 46

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 44, 24, 23, 6, 29, 19, 14, 23, 45, 46OKC @ UTA · L
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · +20.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Jan 9, 2006: 45 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Ties season high46 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 22, 17, 27, 28, 22, 33, 23, 38UTA vs OKC · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 19, 13, 19, 9, 28, 31, 20, 32WAS vs TOR · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 5, 27, 32, 22, 18, 17, 12, 28IND vs CLE · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Vince Carter NJN, Feb 4, 2006: 28 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
28 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 11, 28, 11, 13, 19, 19, 17, 24TOR @ WAS · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 28, 29, 23, 29, 28, 27, 26, 23WAS vs TOR · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST