FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, August 30, 2020Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed UTA by 6 after the first quarter and won 119–107.

Final · R2 · G1
BOS112
TOR94
Q1 BOS +16; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +18
Final · R1 · G6
LAC111
DAL97
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +14
Final · R1 · G6
DEN119
UTA107
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +12
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 6 · DEN @ UTA

Jamal Murray scores 50 as Denver beats Utah

Denver won 119–107. Jamal Murray: 50 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists. First round series: Denver 3, Utah 3. Donovan Mitchell scored 44 for Utah in the loss.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+5+9+12DEN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN30312731119
UTA36202328107
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 10, 11, 36, 14, 12, 50, 42, 50DEN50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 17, 2, 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22DEN22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 35, 11, 57, 30, 20, 51, 30, 44UTA44 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 24, 23, 20, 9, 27, 26, 17, 21UTA21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+28.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg47.3Last 3 playoff games

47.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 50 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.3Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.3 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in the regular season (33 games). Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · LAC @ DAL · R1 · G6

Clippers close out Dallas in six

Clippers won Game 6, 111–97, to take the first round series 4–2. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs DAL
G1 · @ LACLAC118–110G2 · @ LACDAL127–114G3 · @ DALLAC130–122G4 · @ DALDAL135–133G5 · @ LACLAC154–111G6 · @ DALLAC111–97Game by game through Aug 30, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 50

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: 23, 14, 10, 11, 36, 14, 12, 50, 42, 50DEN @ UTA · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date · +19.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 12, 1997: 50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Ties career high50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 35, 11, 57, 30, 20, 51, 30, 44UTA vs DEN · L
38.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Jan 3, 2006: 44 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 25, 18, 42, 28, 13, 43, 22, 38DAL vs LAC · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 39, 26, 29, 35, 36, 32, 32, 33LAC @ DAL · W
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 17, 2, 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22DEN @ UTA · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 18, 29, 29, 32, 33, 15, 28, 21BOS @ TOR · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST