FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, September 5, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G4
TOR100
BOS93
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR 0; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +7
Final · R2 · G2
DEN110
LAC101
Q1 DEN +19; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +9
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 4 · TOR @ BOS

Toronto pulls level with Boston

Game 4 to Toronto, 100–93. The conference semifinals series is tied 2–2. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · TOR 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+40+8+7TOR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR31183219100
BOS2722242093
Who led
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 18, 19, 26, 20, 13, 17, 16, 23TOR23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31, 22TOR22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24BOS24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 19, 22, 24, 32, 18, 17, 29, 15BOS15 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · DEN @ LAC · R2 · G2

Denver never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 110–101. Jamal Murray led Denver with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs LAC
G1 · @ LACLAC120–97G2 · @ LACDEN110–101Game by game through Sep 5, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−8.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 10 points in 18 minutes.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 27

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: 11, 36, 14, 12, 50, 42, 50, 17, 12, 27DEN @ LAC · W
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26DEN @ LAC · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24BOS vs TOR · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 18, 19, 26, 20, 13, 17, 16, 23TOR @ BOS · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31, 22TOR @ BOS · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 27, 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19, 22LAC vs DEN · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST