FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 22, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed DET by 6 at halftime and won 127–104.

Final · R1 · G4
MIL127
DET104
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +23
Final · R1 · G4
HOU91
UTA107
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +16
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 22, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (TOR @ WAS), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · MIL @ DET

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 41 as Milwaukee beats Detroit

Milwaukee won 127–104. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 41 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists. Milwaukee wins the first round series 4–0.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6+10+23MIL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL26303932127
DET28342319104
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41MIL41 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 39, 22, 24, 21, 21, 14, 24, 20, 18MIL18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 10, 9, 12, 21, 12, 18, 15, 26DET26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 24, 29, 20, 45, 16, 5, 27, 22DET22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · HOU @ UTA · R1 · G4

Utah avoids elimination, forces Game 5

107–91 over Houston. The first round series is 3–1. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs UTA
G1 · @ HOUHOU122–90G2 · @ HOUHOU118–98G3 · @ UTAHOU104–101G4 · @ UTAUTA107–91Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.3Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 13 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 41

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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41MIL @ DET · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +19.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Amar'e Stoudemire NYK, Mar 4, 2011: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 29, 23, 19, 46, 19, 11, 34, 31UTA vs HOU · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 50, 36, 31, 26, 30, 39, 29, 32, 22, 30HOU @ UTA · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 10, 9, 12, 21, 12, 18, 15, 26DET vs MIL · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 29, 11, 6, 24, 14, 17, 18, 23HOU @ UTA · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 0, 7, 11, 7, 17, 9, 5, 5, 23UTA vs HOU · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +16.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST