FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 30, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 123–102.

Final · R2 · G2
BOS102
MIL123
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +21
Final · R2 · G2
HOU109
GSW115
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +6
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 30, 2018: 1 game. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (PHI @ BOS), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · BOS @ MIL

Milwaukee pulls level with Boston

Game 2 to Milwaukee, 123–102. The conference semifinals series is tied 1–1. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+4+25+21MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS30251829102
MIL25343925123
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29MIL29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 21, 21, 14, 24, 20, 18, 16, 28MIL28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 11, 13, 20, 0, 11, 18, 9, 17BOS17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 13, 15, 2, 6, 23, 13, 19, 16BOS16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · HOU @ GSW · R2 · G2

Golden State never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 115–109. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWGSW104–100G2 · @ GSWGSW115–109Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg38.0Last 3 playoff games

38.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 29 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 5 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 29

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: 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29MIL vs BOS · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 39, 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35, 29HOU @ GSW · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 21, 38, 33, 45, 50, 35, 29GSW vs HOU · W
34.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 21, 21, 14, 24, 20, 18, 16, 28MIL vs BOS · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 29, 0, 33, 8, 15, 27, 19, 16, 6, 21MIL vs BOS · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 12, 17, 12, 32, 22, 9, 13, 21GSW vs HOU · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST