FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, September 4, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 12 after three quarters and won 115–100.

Final · R2 · G3
MIL100
MIA115
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -12; Q4 MIA +15
Final · R2 · G1
HOU112
LAL97
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +15
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 · MIL @ MIA

Jimmy Butler scores 30 in Miami win over Milwaukee

Final: 115–100. Jimmy Butler added 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Conference semifinals series: Miami 3, 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7-12+15MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL30273013100
MIA29212540115
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 7, 28, 18, 27, 6, 40, 13, 30MIA30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 6, 17, 7, 22, 14, 12, 15, 20MIA20 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 5, 20, 16, 10, 16, 24, 16, 22MIL22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 31, 28, 35, 31, 28, 18, 29, 21MIL21 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
Second story · HOU @ LAL · R2 · G1

Houston keeps Lakers at arm's length

The Lakers never led at a quarter break. Houston won by 15. James Harden led Houston with 36 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs LAL
G1 · @ LALHOU112–97Game by game through Sep 4, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.0 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 6 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 45, 27, 37, 21, 38, 32, 31, 32, 17, 36HOU @ LAL · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 7, 28, 18, 27, 6, 40, 13, 30MIA vs MIL · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 8, 27, 28, 31, 29, 18, 43, 25LAL vs HOU · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 31, 31, 15, 20, 7, 17, 20, 24HOU @ LAL · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 21, 15, 18, 23, 20, 9, 21, 23HOU @ LAL · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 5, 20, 16, 10, 16, 24, 16, 22MIL @ MIA · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST