FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, August 21, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3
TOR117
BKN92
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +25
Final · R1 · G3
DEN87
UTA124
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +32; Q4 UTA +37
Final · R1 · G3
BOS102
PHI94
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +8
Final · R1 · G3
LAC130
DAL122
Q1 LAC 0; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +17; 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 3 · BOS @ PHI

Boston handles Philadelphia by 8

The Celtics won the first quarter 26–24. Final: 102–94. Kemba Walker led Boston with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+2+4+8BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS26252526102
PHI2425232294
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 14, 15, 17, 4, 19, 19, 22, 24BOS24 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 18, 21, 20, 19, 7, 29, 20, 21BOS21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 41, 27, 29, 23, 2, 5, 14, 26, 34, 30PHI30 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Shake MiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 6, 11, 8, 8, 11, 13, 14, 17PHI17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · LAC @ DAL · R1 · G3

Clippers get past Dallas

130–122, with Clippers ahead 68–54 at halftime. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 36 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs DAL
G1 · @ LACLAC118–110G2 · @ LACDAL127–114G3 · @ DALLAC130–122Game by game through Aug 21, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg27Today

27 points today in 25 minutes, against 14.4 a game in the regular season (47 games).

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (40 games). Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 36

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: 23, 28, 24, 27, 29, 39, 26, 29, 35, 36LAC @ DAL · W
33.3 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 39, 30, 22, 30, 26, 36, 14, 23, 34DAL vs LAC · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 41, 27, 29, 23, 2, 5, 14, 26, 34, 30PHI vs BOS · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 13, 20, 12, 24, 23, 20, 9, 27UTA vs DEN · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 15, 11, 26, 14, 15, 18, 19, 26TOR @ BKN · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 10, 16, 21, 22, 9, 17, 19, 24UTA vs DEN · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST