FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 27, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
PHI95
TOR108
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +13
Final · R1 · G7
SAS86
DEN90
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +4
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 27, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC @ UTA), 46 points.
The lead · First round · Game 7 · SAS @ DEN

Denver wins Game 7 against San Antonio

90–86. Denver takes the first round series 4–3. Jamal Murray led Denver with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+13+11+4DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS1321272586
DEN2324251890
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 17, 17, 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23DEN23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 2, 29, 10, 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21DEN21 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 7, 14, 5, 11, 2, 6, 19, 21SAS21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 19, 18, 31, 25, 19, 17, 25, 19SAS19 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · PHI @ TOR · R2 · G1

Toronto controls Philadelphia start to finish

Toronto won 108–95, leading by as many as 13 at a break. Kawhi Leonard led Toronto with 45 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs TOR
G1 · @ TORTOR108–95Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 45 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 45

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.
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 22, 20, 25, 37, 16, 34, 27, 45TOR vs PHI · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Charles Barkley PHX, Mar 13, 1996: 45 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high45 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 23, 10, 24, 19, 30, 16, 24, 29TOR vs PHI · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 17, 17, 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23DEN vs SAS · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 2, 29, 10, 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21DEN vs SAS · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Grant Hill DET, Jan 25, 1997: 21 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
21 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 7, 14, 5, 11, 2, 6, 19, 21SAS @ DEN · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 19, 18, 31, 25, 19, 17, 25, 19SAS @ DEN · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST