FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, August 22, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed HOU by 6 after the first quarter and won 119–107.

Final · R1 · G3
MIL121
ORL107
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +27; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +14
Final · R1 · G3
IND115
MIA124
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +9
Final · OT · R1 · G3
HOU107
OKC119
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC 0; OT1 OKC +12
Final · R1 · G3
LAL116
POR108
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +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 · HOU @ OKC

OKC stays alive against Houston

A 119–107 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Dennis Schroder led OKC with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. James Harden scored 38 for Houston in the loss.

Game flow · OKC 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.Final0-6-6-40+12OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
HOU293419223107
OKC2334212615119
Who led
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 23, 16, 27, 13, 17, 6, 13, 29OKC29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 21, 17, 13, 14, 12, 20, 14, 26OKC26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 49, 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21, 38HOU38 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 15, 12, 17, 14, 17, 22, 15, 22HOU22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · LAL @ POR · R1 · G3

Lakers take care of Portland

An 8-point win, 116–108. LeBron James led Lakers with 38 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs POR
G1 · @ LALPOR100–93G2 · @ LALLAL111–88G3 · @ PORLAL116–108Game by game through Aug 22, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 19, 31, 29, 17, 23, 10, 38LAL @ POR · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 49, 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21, 38HOU @ OKC · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 36, 16, 33, 34, 12, 31, 28, 35MIL @ ORL · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 12, 25, 24, 12, 16, 22, 17, 34IND @ MIA · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
Career high34 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 45, 22, 51, 61, 42, 31, 34, 18, 34POR vs LAL · L
28.7 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 42, 9, 17, 8, 27, 28, 31, 29LAL @ POR · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST