FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, August 24, 2020Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed HOU by 2 after the first quarter and won 117–114.

Final · R1 · G4
MIL121
ORL106
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +15
Final · R1 · G4
HOU114
OKC117
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC 0; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +3
Final · R1 · G4
IND87
MIA99
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R1 · G4
LAL135
POR115
Q1 LAL +18; Q2 LAL +29; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +20
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 · HOU @ OKC

Dennis Schroder scores 30, OKC holds off Houston

Final: 117–114. Dennis Schroder added 1 rebound and 3 assists. First round series: OKC 2, Houston 2.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20-1+3OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU37233321114
OKC35253225117
Who led
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 16, 27, 13, 17, 6, 13, 29, 30OKC30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 17, 13, 14, 12, 20, 14, 26, 26OKC26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21, 38, 32HOU32 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 5, 16, 13, 13, 21, 15, 18, 23HOU23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · IND @ MIA · R1 · G4

Miami finishes off Indiana, wins the series 4–0

99–87 in Game 4 of the first round. Goran Dragic led Miami with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs MIA
G1 · @ INDMIA113–101G2 · @ INDMIA109–100G3 · @ MIAMIA124–115G4 · @ MIAMIA99–87Game by game through Aug 24, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 31 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 27.7 a game in the regular season (19 games). Line: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden 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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21, 38, 32HOU @ OKC · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 16, 33, 34, 12, 31, 28, 35, 31MIL @ ORL · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 21, 26, 12, 23, 35, 32, 20, 31ORL vs MIL · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 19, 31, 29, 17, 23, 10, 38, 30LAL @ POR · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 16, 27, 13, 17, 6, 13, 29, 30OKC vs HOU · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 17, 13, 14, 12, 20, 14, 26, 26OKC vs HOU · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST