FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, September 3, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 104–103.

Final · R2 · G3
TOR104
BOS103
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR -10; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 TOR +1
Final · R2 · G1
DEN97
LAC120
Q1 LAC 0; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +24; Q4 LAC +23
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 3 · TOR @ BOS

Kyle Lowry scores 31, Toronto holds off Boston

Final: 104–103. Kyle Lowry added 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Conference semifinals series: Toronto 1, Boston 2.

Game flow · TOR 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 Q3Final0-5-10-4+1TOR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR28192928104
BOS33242323103
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 19, 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31TOR31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 10, 30, 24, 22, 9, 11, 19, 25TOR25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 19, 19, 22, 24, 32, 18, 17, 29BOS29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 7, 29, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19BOS19 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DEN @ LAC · R2 · G1

Clippers take Game 1, lead Denver 1–0

120–97 in LA. The conference semifinals series continues. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs LAC
G1 · @ LACLAC120–97Game by game through Sep 3, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg16.0Last 2 playoff games

16.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 8 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 31

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.
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 19, 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31TOR @ BOS · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 19, 19, 22, 24, 32, 18, 17, 29BOS vs TOR · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 26, 29, 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29LAC vs DEN · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 10, 30, 24, 22, 9, 11, 19, 25TOR @ BOS · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 7, 29, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19BOS vs TOR · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 27, 27, 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19LAC vs DEN · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST