FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 20, 2019Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAS by 12 after the first quarter and won 117–103.

Final · R1 · G4
PHI112
BKN108
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +4
Final · R1 · G4
DEN117
SAS103
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN 0; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +14
Final · R1 · G3
MIL119
DET103
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +16
Final · R1 · G3
HOU104
UTA101
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +3
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 20, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: Bojan Bogdanovic (IND vs CLE), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · DEN @ SAS

Denver pulls level with San Antonio

Game 4 to Denver, 117–103. The first round series is tied 2–2. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · DEN 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 Q3Final0-120+12+14DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN22323726117
SAS34202524103
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 20, 22, 2, 29, 10, 21, 22, 29DEN29 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 14, 23, 22, 17, 17, 24, 6, 24DEN24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 16, 24, 18, 34, 15, 24, 18, 24SAS24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 11, 16, 14, 19, 18, 31, 25, 19SAS19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · PHI @ BKN · R1 · G4

Philadelphia takes Game 4, leads Brooklyn 3–1

112–108 in Brooklyn. The first round series continues. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 31 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs BKN
G1 · @ PHIBKN111–102G2 · @ PHIPHI145–123G3 · @ BKNPHI131–115G4 · @ BKNPHI112–108Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.9Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.9 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 8 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 12 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 34

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 35, 25, 29, 23, 19, 46, 19, 11, 34UTA vs HOU · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 40, 37, 27, 20, 39, 34, 20, 22, 23, 31PHI @ BKN · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 20, 22, 2, 29, 10, 21, 22, 29DEN @ SAS · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 27, 24, 29, 20, 45, 16, 5, 27DET vs MIL · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 3, 24, 18, 10, 23, 13, 26, 25BKN vs PHI · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 21, 13, 16, 6, 4, 19, 29, 24PHI @ BKN · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST