FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, August 31, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 11 after the first quarter and won 115–104.

Final · R2 · G1
MIA115
MIL104
Q1 MIA -11; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R1 · G6
HOU100
OKC104
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +4
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 · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · MIA @ MIL

Jimmy Butler scores 40 as Miami wins in Milwaukee

Final: 115–104. Jimmy Butler made 13 of 20 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Miami 1, Milwaukee 0.

Game flow · MIA 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 Q3Final0-11-3+6+11MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA29313223115
MIL40232318104
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 16, 19, 7, 28, 18, 27, 6, 40MIA40 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 20, 11, 16, 24, 20, 24, 23, 27MIA27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 17, 14, 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28MIL28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 24, 19, 5, 20, 16, 10, 16, 24MIL24 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · HOU @ OKC · R1 · G6

OKC evens the series with Houston at 3–3

OKC won Game 6, 104–100, in the first round. Chris Paul led OKC with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs OKC
G1 · @ HOUHOU123–108G2 · @ HOUHOU111–98G3 · @ OKCOKC119–107G4 · @ OKCOKC117–114G5 · @ HOUHOU114–80G6 · @ OKCOKC104–100Game by game through Aug 31, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.2Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.2 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 27 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 40

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.
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 16, 19, 7, 28, 18, 27, 6, 40MIA @ MIL · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +20.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Antawn Jamison GSW, Mar 8, 2003: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 39, 32, 45, 27, 37, 21, 38, 32, 31, 32HOU @ OKC · L
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 17, 14, 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28MIL vs MIA · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 14, 12, 20, 14, 26, 26, 16, 28OKC vs HOU · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 20, 11, 16, 24, 20, 24, 23, 27MIA @ MIL · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 14, 3, 29, 17, 20, 9, 1, 25OKC vs HOU · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST