FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, September 6, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 9 after the first quarter and won 118–115.

Final · OT · R2 · G4
MIL118
MIA115
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL 0; OT1 MIL +3
Final · R2 · G2
HOU109
LAL117
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +8
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 · MIL @ MIA

Khris Middleton scores 36, Milwaukee wins in overtime

Tied 107–107 after regulation. Final: 118–115. Conference semifinals series: Milwaukee 1, Miami 3.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9+2-30+3MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIL2228352211118
MIA311740198115
Who led
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28, 23, 18, 36MIL36 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 28, 35, 31, 28, 18, 29, 21, 19MIL19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 17, 7, 22, 14, 12, 15, 20, 26MIA26 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 0, 6, 24, 15, 5, 4, 13, 6, 20MIA20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 29.9 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 36 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · HOU @ LAL · R2 · G2

Lakers win Game 2 over Houston, 117–109

Conference semifinals series: Lakers 1, Houston 1. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs LAL
G1 · @ LALHOU112–97G2 · @ LALLAL117–109Game by game through Sep 6, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Top performances

Khris Middleton 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.
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28, 23, 18, 36MIL @ MIA · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 27, 28, 31, 29, 18, 43, 25, 34LAL vs HOU · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 17, 23, 10, 38, 30, 36, 20, 28LAL vs HOU · W
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 21, 38, 32, 31, 32, 17, 36, 27HOU @ LAL · L
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 17, 7, 22, 14, 12, 15, 20, 26MIA vs MIL · L
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 15, 18, 23, 20, 9, 21, 23, 24HOU @ LAL · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST