FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, August 17, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed UTA by 5 after three quarters and won 135–125.

Final · OT · R1 · G1
UTA125
DEN135
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +10
Final · R1 · G1
BKN110
TOR134
Q1 TOR +17; Q2 TOR +22; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +24
Final · R1 · G1
PHI101
BOS109
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +8
Final · R1 · G1
DAL110
LAC118
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +8
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 · First round · Game 1 · UTA @ DEN

Jamal Murray scores 36, Denver wins in overtime

Tied 115–115 after regulation. Final: 135–125. First round series: Denver 1, Utah 0. Donovan Mitchell scored 57 for Utah in the loss.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6+7-50+10DEN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
UTA2527313210125
DEN3128193720135
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 17, 21, 25, 23, 14, 10, 11, 36DEN36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 30, 25, 8, 30, 12, 17, 2, 29DEN29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 11, 20, 13, 33, 18, 35, 11, 57UTA57 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 7, 5, 25, 12, 11, 7, 3, 19UTA19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+33.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg57Today

57 points today in 43 minutes, against 24.0 a game in the regular season (69 games).

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
6.4Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 6.4 a game in the regular season (21 games). Line: 3 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−12.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 15 minutes, against 18.6 a game in the regular season (63 games).

Second story · PHI @ BOS · R1 · G1

Boston takes Game 1, leads Philadelphia 1–0

109–101 in Boston. The first round series continues. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · PHI vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS109–101Game by game through Aug 17, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 57

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 11, 20, 13, 33, 18, 35, 11, 57UTA @ DEN · L
57.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Jan 16, 2019: 58 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Career high57 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 28, 40, 34, 29, 36, 25, 18, 42DAL @ LAC · L
42.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Apr 4, 2010: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Ties career high42 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 17, 21, 25, 23, 14, 10, 11, 36DEN vs UTA · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 5, 34, 23, 19, 18, 29, 29, 32BOS vs PHI · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 14, 13, 36, 21, 13, 14, 10, 30TOR vs BKN · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 23, 28, 24, 27, 29, 39, 26, 29LAC vs DAL · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST