FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 6, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 113–101.

Final · R2 · G4
MIL113
BOS101
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +12
Final · R2 · G4
GSW108
HOU112
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +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 6, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (GSW @ NOP), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · MIL @ BOS

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 39, Milwaukee rallies past Boston

Milwaukee trailed by 8 after one and won 113–101. Conference semifinals series: Milwaukee 3, Boston 1.

Game flow · MIL 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+8+12MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL22253333113
BOS30192329101
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29, 32, 39MIL39 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 16, 4, 11, 7, 9, 10, 21, 15MIL15 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 20, 37, 19, 14, 26, 9, 29, 23BOS23 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 4, 16, 14, 20, 15, 17, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · GSW @ HOU · R2 · G4

Houston beats Golden State, 112–108

Houston led 93–84 after three and won by 4. James Harden led Houston with 38 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs HOU
G1 · @ GSWGSW104–100G2 · @ GSWGSW115–109G3 · @ HOUHOU126–121G4 · @ HOUHOU112–108Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 34 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg6.9Last 3 playoff games

6.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 3 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41, 22, 29, 32, 39MIL @ BOS · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 32, 22, 30, 26, 35, 29, 41, 38HOU vs GSW · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 38, 33, 45, 50, 35, 29, 46, 34GSW @ HOU · L
35.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 21, 12, 24, 24, 18, 20, 17, 30GSW @ HOU · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 20, 37, 19, 14, 26, 9, 29, 23BOS vs MIL · L
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 4, 16, 14, 20, 15, 17, 20BOS vs MIL · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST