FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 18, 2019Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3
PHI131
BKN115
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +16
Final · R1 · G3
DEN108
SAS118
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +10
Final · R1 · G3
GSW132
LAC105
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +33; Q4 GSW +27
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 18, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs IND), 46 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · DEN @ SAS

Derrick White goes for 36 in San Antonio win over Denver

San Antonio won 118–108. First round series: San Antonio 2, Denver 1.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+3+4+10SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN22362624108
SAS31302730118
Who led
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 23, 5, 10, 8, 14, 16, 17, 36SAS36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 29, 11, 16, 14, 19, 18, 31, 25SAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 10, 20, 22, 2, 29, 10, 21, 22DEN22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 19, 9, 15, 25, 7, 10, 8, 20DEN20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · PHI @ BKN · R1 · G3

Philadelphia keeps Brooklyn at arm's length

The Nets never led at a quarter break. Philadelphia won by 16. Ben Simmons led Philadelphia with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs BKN
G1 · @ PHIBKN111–102G2 · @ PHIPHI145–123G3 · @ BKNPHI131–115Game by game through Apr 18, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.9Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.9 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 36 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 1 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 21, 15, 15, 16, 21, 23, 21, 38GSW @ LAC · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 23, 5, 10, 8, 14, 16, 17, 36SAS vs DEN · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 17, 15, 6, 14, 16, 9, 18, 31PHI @ BKN · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 25, 21, 13, 16, 6, 4, 19, 29PHI @ BKN · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 24, 3, 24, 18, 10, 23, 13, 26BKN vs PHI · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 28, 27, 25, 20, 21, 26, 16, 26BKN vs PHI · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST