FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, September 2, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed OKC by 1 after the first quarter and won 104–102.

Final · R2 · G2
MIA116
MIL114
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +2
Final · R1 · G7
OKC102
HOU104
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +2
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 7 · OKC @ HOU

Houston finishes off OKC, wins the series 4–3

104–102 in Game 7 of the first round. Robert Covington led Houston with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · HOU 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 Q3Final0-1+2+5+2HOU AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC30292122102
HOU29322419104
Who led
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 5, 3, 10, 5, 14, 22, 18, 21HOU21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 13, 21, 15, 18, 23, 20, 9, 21HOU21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 8, 2, 8, 9, 9, 6, 13, 30OKC30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 12, 20, 14, 26, 26, 16, 28, 19OKC19 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Second story · MIA @ MIL · R2 · G2

Miami controls Milwaukee start to finish

Miami won 116–114, leading by as many as 9 at a break. Goran Dragic led Miami with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs MIL
G1 · @ MILMIA115–104G2 · @ MILMIA116–114Game by game through Sep 2, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.8Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.8 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 30 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 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
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luguentz Dort leads the day with 30

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.
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 8, 2, 8, 9, 9, 6, 13, 30OKC @ HOU · L
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +21.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 12, 31, 28, 35, 31, 28, 18, 29MIL vs MIA · L
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 14, 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28, 23MIL vs MIA · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 11, 16, 24, 20, 24, 23, 27, 23MIA @ MIL · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 5, 3, 10, 5, 14, 22, 18, 21HOU vs OKC · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 13, 21, 15, 18, 23, 20, 9, 21HOU vs OKC · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST