FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 28, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7
MIL96
BOS112
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +16
Final · R2 · G1
NOP101
GSW123
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +29; Q4 GSW +22
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 28, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: John Wall (WAS @ ATL), 42 points.
The lead · First round · Game 7 · MIL @ BOS

Boston wins Game 7 against Milwaukee

112–96. Boston takes the first round series 4–3. Terry Rozier led Boston with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+8+14+16BOS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL1725252996
BOS30203131112
Who led
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 8, 23, 23, 9, 10, 16, 16, 26BOS26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 10, 24, 16, 16, 13, 22, 10, 26BOS26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 4, 31, 25, 23, 23, 23, 16, 32MIL32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 6, 9, 12, 17, 9, 16, 9, 23MIL23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NOP @ GSW · R2 · G1

Golden State controls New Orleans start to finish

Golden State won 123–101, leading by as many as 29 at a break. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · NOP vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–101Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Reg. season avg29.3Today

29 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Khris Middleton leads the day with 32

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.
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 4, 31, 25, 23, 23, 23, 16, 32MIL @ BOS · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 34, 23, 27, 31, 19, 12, 24, 27GSW vs NOP · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26GSW vs NOP · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 8, 23, 23, 9, 10, 16, 16, 26BOS vs MIL · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 10, 24, 16, 16, 13, 22, 10, 26BOS vs MIL · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 6, 9, 12, 17, 9, 16, 9, 23MIL @ BOS · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST