FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 23, 2019Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed OKC by 8 after the first quarter and won 118–115.

Final · R1 · G5
ORL96
TOR115
Q1 TOR +16; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +29; Q4 TOR +19
Final · R1 · G5
BKN100
PHI122
Q1 PHI +17; Q2 PHI +29; Q3 PHI +31; Q4 PHI +22
Final · R1 · G5
SAS90
DEN108
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +18
Final · R1 · G5
OKC115
POR118
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +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 23, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ MIN), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · OKC @ POR

Damian Lillard hits ten threes, Portland tops OKC

50 points for Damian Lillard. Final: 118–115. Portland wins the first round series 4–1. Paul George scored 36 for OKC in the loss.

Game flow · POR 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+1-2+3POR AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC37233025115
POR29322730118
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 14, 30, 20, 30, 29, 32, 24, 50POR50 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 9, 4, 26, 2, 14, 7, 15, 17POR17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 30, 27, 27, 26, 27, 22, 32, 36OKC36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 27, 29, 15, 24, 14, 33, 14, 29OKC29 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Second story · SAS @ DEN · R1 · G5

Denver never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–90. Jamal Murray led Denver with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs DEN
G1 · @ DENSAS101–96G2 · @ DENDEN114–105G3 · @ SASSAS118–108G4 · @ SASDEN117–103G5 · @ DENDEN108–90Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.8Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 50 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg9.5Last 3 playoff games

9.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 1 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 50

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.
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 14, 30, 20, 30, 29, 32, 24, 50POR vs OKC · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +21.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant GSW, Feb 14, 2018: 50 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
50 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 30, 27, 27, 26, 27, 22, 32, 36OKC @ POR · L
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 27, 29, 15, 24, 14, 33, 14, 29OKC @ POR · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Antoine Walker BOS, Feb 12, 2002: 30 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
29 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 29, 22, 20, 25, 37, 16, 34, 27TOR vs ORL · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 6, 28, 14, 23, 10, 24, 19, 30, 16, 24TOR vs ORL · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 20, 39, 34, 20, 22, 23, 31, 23PHI vs BKN · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST