FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, August 20, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed OKC by 6 at halftime and won 111–98.

Final · R1 · G2
MIA109
IND100
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +9
Final · R1 · G2
OKC98
HOU111
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +13
Final · R1 · G2
ORL96
MIL111
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +21; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +15
Final · R1 · G2
POR88
LAL111
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +30; Q4 LAL +23
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 2 · OKC @ HOU

Houston wins Game 2 over OKC, 111–98

First round series: Houston 2, OKC 0. James Harden led Houston with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-6-1+13HOU AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC3029192098
HOU35182434111
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 49, 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21HOU21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Danuel House Jr.Points, last 10 games: 3, 6, 4, 20, 16, 17, 14, 2, 9, 19HOU19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 24, 13, 10, 18, 18, 13, 9, 31OKC31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 20, 19, 12, 20, 14, 3, 29, 17OKC17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIA @ IND · R1 · G2

Miami beats Indiana, 109–100

Miami led 88–77 after three and won by 9. Duncan Robinson led Miami with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs IND
G1 · @ INDMIA113–101G2 · @ INDMIA109–100Game by game through Aug 20, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.9points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg33.5Last 2 playoff games

33.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg8.0Last 2 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (10 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Vucevic leads the day with 32

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 VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 24, 12, 21, 26, 12, 23, 35, 32ORL @ MIL · L
33.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 14, 42, 9, 17, 8, 27, 28, 31LAL vs POR · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 24, 13, 10, 18, 18, 13, 9, 31OKC @ HOU · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 36, 36, 16, 33, 34, 12, 31, 28MIL vs ORL · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 21, 21, 25, 14, 19, 0, 6, 24MIA @ IND · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 15, 13, 16, 22, 14, 16, 4, 22IND vs MIA · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST