FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 7, 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 · G5
PHI89
TOR125
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +36
Final · R2 · G5
POR98
DEN124
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +28; Q4 DEN +26
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 7, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs TOR), 29 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · POR @ DEN

Denver takes Game 5, leads Portland 3–2

124–98 in Denver. The conference semifinals series continues. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 25 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · DEN 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+6+18+28+26DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2522183398
DEN31342831124
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21, 25DEN25 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 14, 12, 9, 19, 14, 17, 21, 24DEN24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 32, 24, 50, 39, 14, 28, 28, 22POR22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 3, 4, 0, 17, 15, 19, 7, 14POR14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · PHI @ TOR · R2 · G5

Toronto leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Toronto was ahead at every break and won 125–89. Best quarter: the second, 37–17. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs TOR
G1 · @ TORTOR108–95G2 · @ TORPHI94–89G3 · @ PHIPHI116–95G4 · @ PHITOR101–96G5 · @ TORTOR125–89Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 25

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21, 25DEN vs POR · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 30, 16, 24, 29, 21, 20, 9, 25TOR vs PHI · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 14, 12, 9, 19, 14, 17, 21, 24DEN vs POR · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 7, 16, 11, 9, 10, 30, 22, 29, 22PHI @ TOR · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 32, 24, 50, 39, 14, 28, 28, 22POR @ DEN · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 37, 16, 34, 27, 45, 35, 33, 39, 21TOR vs PHI · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · −11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST