FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, August 23, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAC by 10 after the first quarter and won 135–133.

Final · R1 · G4
BOS110
PHI106
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +4
Final · OT · R1 · G4
LAC133
DAL135
Q1 DAL -10; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL +2
Final · R1 · G4
TOR150
BKN122
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +29; Q4 TOR +28
Final · R1 · G4
DEN127
UTA129
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +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 · First round · Game 4 · LAC @ DAL

Luka Doncic scores 43 as Dallas beats Clippers

Dallas won 135–133. Luka Doncic: 43 points, 17 rebounds, 13 assists. First round series: Dallas 2, Clippers 2. Lou Williams scored 36 for Clippers in the loss.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-8+80+2DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAC3432193612133
DAL2434352814135
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 34, 29, 36, 25, 18, 42, 28, 13, 43DAL43 PTS · 17 REB · 13 AST
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 10, 14, 12, 7, 2, 16, 10, 25DAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 6, 12, 18, 23, 14, 23, 10, 36LAC36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 27, 29, 39, 26, 29, 35, 36, 32LAC32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · BOS @ PHI · R1 · G4

Boston closes out Philadelphia in four

Boston won Game 4, 110–106, to take the first round series 4–0. Kemba Walker led Boston with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs PHI
G1 · @ BOSBOS109–101G2 · @ BOSBOS128–101G3 · @ PHIBOS102–94G4 · @ PHIBOS110–106Game by game through Aug 23, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg26.5Last 2 playoff games

26.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 26 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.7 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in the regular season (33 games). Line: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 51

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: 20, 13, 33, 18, 35, 11, 57, 30, 20, 51UTA vs DEN · W
39.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Mo Williams MIN, Jan 13, 2015: 52 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
51 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 23, 14, 10, 11, 36, 14, 12, 50DEN @ UTA · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +29.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Nov 5, 2008: 49 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Career high50 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 34, 29, 36, 25, 18, 42, 28, 13, 43DAL vs LAC · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Apr 6, 2025: 41 PTS · 15 REB · 13 AST
Career high43 PTS · 17 REB · 13 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 6, 12, 18, 23, 14, 23, 10, 36LAC @ DAL · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +20.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 13, 22, 27, 37, 15, 16, 15, 35BKN vs TOR · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +19.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 27, 29, 39, 26, 29, 35, 36, 32LAC @ DAL · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST