FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 12, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DEN by 12 after the first quarter and won 100–96.

Final · R2 · G7
POR100
DEN96
Q1 POR -12; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +4
Final · R2 · G7
PHI90
TOR92
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · POR @ DEN

CJ McCollum goes for 37 in Portland win over Denver

Portland won 100–96. Portland wins the conference semifinals series 4–3.

Game flow · POR 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 Q3Final0-12-9-1+4POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR17223229100
DEN2919242496
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41, 29, 12, 30, 37POR37 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 1, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 14POR14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21, 25, 29, 29DEN29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 23, 23, 15, 34, 34, 18, 24, 17DEN17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 29 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg8.8Last 3 playoff games

8.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 24.5 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · PHI @ TOR · R2 · G7

Toronto keeps Philadelphia at arm's length

The 76ers never led at a quarter break. Toronto won by 2. Kawhi Leonard led Toronto with 41 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs TOR
G1 · @ TORTOR108–95G2 · @ TORPHI94–89G3 · @ PHIPHI116–95G4 · @ PHITOR101–96G5 · @ TORTOR125–89G6 · @ PHIPHI112–101G7 · @ TORTOR92–90Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 41

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: 16, 34, 27, 45, 35, 33, 39, 21, 29, 41TOR vs PHI · W
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 17, 2004: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 17, 16, 20, 41, 29, 12, 30, 37POR @ DEN · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 43, 21, 37, 16, 33, 21, 25, 29, 29DEN vs POR · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 23, 16, 12, 33, 11, 13, 17, 21PHI @ TOR · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 23, 23, 15, 34, 34, 18, 24, 17DEN vs POR · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 10, 7, 2, 4, 12, 10, 9, 17TOR vs PHI · W
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST