FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 1, 2019Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
POR97
DEN90
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +7
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 · 2017–18May 1, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (GSW vs NOP), 29 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · POR @ DEN

Portland wins Game 2 over Denver, 97–90

Conference semifinals series: Portland 1, Denver 1. CJ McCollum led Portland with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+15+14+7POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2822281997
DEN2312292690
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 11, 24, 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20POR20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 22, 20, 6, 19, 8, 13, 26, 15POR15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16DEN16 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23, 23, 15DEN15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.8Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 14 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.7 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 20

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.
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 11, 24, 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20POR @ DEN · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16DEN vs POR · L
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 22, 20, 6, 19, 8, 13, 26, 15POR @ DEN · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23, 23, 15DEN vs POR · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 0, 5, 4, 3, 4, 0, 17, 15POR @ DEN · W
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 20, 14, 2, 14, 12, 9, 19, 14DEN vs POR · L
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST