FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, August 25, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed UTA by 9 at halftime and won 117–107.

Final · R1 · G5
UTA107
DEN117
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -9; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 DEN +10
Final · R1 · G5
DAL111
LAC154
Q1 LAC +19; Q2 LAC +24; Q3 LAC +25; Q4 LAC +43
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 5 · UTA @ DEN

Jamal Murray scores 42, Denver rallies past Utah

Denver trailed by 9 at the half and won 117–107. First round series: Denver 2, Utah 3.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-9-4+10DEN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA32312321107
DEN33212835117
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 14, 10, 11, 36, 14, 12, 50, 42DEN42 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 12, 17, 2, 29, 28, 15, 29, 31DEN31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 33, 18, 35, 11, 57, 30, 20, 51, 30UTA30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 12, 24, 23, 20, 9, 27, 26, 17UTA17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+16.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg34.7Last 3 playoff games

34.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 42 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 19 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in the regular season (55 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · DAL @ LAC · R1 · G5

Clippers lead Dallas wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 154–111. Best quarter: the fourth, 43–25. Paul George led Clippers with 35 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs LAC
G1 · @ LACLAC118–110G2 · @ LACDAL127–114G3 · @ DALLAC130–122G4 · @ DALDAL135–133G5 · @ LACLAC154–111Game by game through Aug 25, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 42

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.
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 14, 10, 11, 36, 14, 12, 50, 42DEN vs UTA · W
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Anfernee Hardaway ORL, Nov 8, 1995: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 24, 21, 27, 27, 14, 11, 9, 35LAC vs DAL · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +19.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 29, 39, 26, 29, 35, 36, 32, 32LAC vs DAL · W
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 12, 17, 2, 29, 28, 15, 29, 31DEN vs UTA · W
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 33, 18, 35, 11, 57, 30, 20, 51, 30UTA @ DEN · L
37.6 PPG playoffs to date · −9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 36, 25, 18, 42, 28, 13, 43, 22DAL @ LAC · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · −9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST