FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 5, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 6 at halftime and won 116–112.

Final · R2 · G4
TOR101
PHI96
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR 0; Q4 TOR +5
Final · R2 · G4
DEN116
POR112
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +7; 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 · 2017–18May 5, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs TOR), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · DEN @ POR

Jamal Murray scores 34 in Denver win over Portland

Final: 116–112. Jamal Murray added 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Conference semifinals series: Denver 2, Portland 2.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6+7+4DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN29282732116
POR33301435112
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23, 23, 15, 34, 34DEN34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21DEN21 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41, 29POR29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 29, 32, 24, 50, 39, 14, 28, 28POR28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · TOR @ PHI · R2 · G4

Toronto evens the series with Philadelphia at 2–2

Toronto won Game 4, 101–96, in the conference semifinals. Kawhi Leonard led Toronto with 39 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs PHI
G1 · @ TORTOR108–95G2 · @ TORPHI94–89G3 · @ PHIPHI116–95G4 · @ PHITOR101–96Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = TOR 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
18.2Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Reg. season avg15.5Last 3 playoff games

15.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 39

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: 20, 25, 37, 16, 34, 27, 45, 35, 33, 39TOR @ PHI · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23, 23, 15, 34, 34DEN @ POR · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 36, 7, 16, 11, 9, 10, 30, 22, 29PHI vs TOR · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 33, 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41, 29POR vs DEN · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 29, 32, 24, 50, 39, 14, 28, 28POR vs DEN · L
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21DEN @ POR · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jeff McInnis LAC, Mar 16, 2001: 21 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
21 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST