FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, August 29, 2020Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
ORL104
MIL118
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +14
Final · R1 · G5
OKC80
HOU114
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +34
Final · R1 · G5
POR122
LAL131
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL 0; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +9
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 · POR @ LAL

Anthony Davis goes for 43 in Lakers win over Portland

Lakers won 131–122. Lakers win the first round series 4–1. CJ McCollum scored 36 for Portland in the loss.

Game flow · LAL 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+40+8+9LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR31372430122
LAL35333231131
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 42, 9, 17, 8, 27, 28, 31, 29, 18, 43LAL43 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 31, 29, 17, 23, 10, 38, 30, 36LAL36 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 8, 25, 29, 21, 13, 28, 18, 36POR36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 26, 9, 21, 11, 2, 20, 16, 27POR27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · ORL @ MIL · R1 · G5

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Orlando

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 118–104. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 28 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs MIL
G1 · @ MILORL122–110G2 · @ MILMIL111–96G3 · @ ORLMIL121–107G4 · @ ORLMIL121–106G5 · @ MILMIL118–104Game by game through Aug 29, winner and final score. Pink = MIL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.3Reg. season avg34.7Last 3 playoff games

34.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.3 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 36 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 43

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 42, 9, 17, 8, 27, 28, 31, 29, 18, 43LAL vs POR · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jason Kidd PHX, Mar 29, 2001: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 31, 29, 17, 23, 10, 38, 30, 36LAL vs POR · W
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden BKN, Dec 25, 2021: 36 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
36 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 8, 25, 29, 21, 13, 28, 18, 36POR @ LAL · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21, 38, 32, 31HOU vs OKC · W
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 16, 33, 34, 12, 31, 28, 35, 31, 28MIL vs ORL · W
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 26, 9, 21, 11, 2, 20, 16, 27POR @ LAL · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST