FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 17, 2019Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 11 after three quarters and won 99–91.

Final · R1 · G2
IND91
BOS99
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS -11; Q4 BOS +8
Final · R1 · G2
DET99
MIL120
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +21
Final · R1 · G2
UTA98
HOU118
Q1 HOU +20; Q2 HOU +26; Q3 HOU +28; Q4 HOU +20
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 · 2017–18Apr 17, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (TOR vs WAS), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · IND @ BOS

Kyrie Irving scores 37, Boston rallies past Indiana

Boston trailed by 11 after three and won 99–91. First round series: Boston 2, Indiana 0.

Game flow · BOS 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 Q3Final0-4+2-11+8BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND3317291291
BOS2923163199
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 11, 30, 25, 23, 17, 23, 20, 37BOS37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 11, 9, 19, 16, 22, 0, 15, 26BOS26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 27, 22, 19, 17, 4, 13, 12, 23IND23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 18, 10, 19, 21, 10, 16, 7, 15IND15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DET @ MIL · R1 · G2

Milwaukee goes up 2–0 on Detroit

Game 2 went to the Bucks, 120–99. Eric Bledsoe led Milwaukee with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs MIL
G1 · @ MILMIL121–86G2 · @ MILMIL120–99Game by game through Apr 17, winner and final score. Pink = MIL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.7Reg. season avg20.0Last 2 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.7 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg8.6Last 2 playoff games

8.6 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (53 games). Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 37

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.
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 11, 30, 25, 23, 17, 23, 20, 37BOS vs IND · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 50, 36, 31, 26, 30, 39, 29, 32HOU vs UTA · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl Malone UTA, Feb 27, 1997: 32 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 23, 15, 29, 0, 33, 8, 15, 27MIL vs DET · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 52, 27, 26, 19, 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26MIL vs DET · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 11, 9, 19, 16, 22, 0, 15, 26BOS vs IND · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 13, 39, 22, 24, 21, 21, 14, 24MIL vs DET · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST