FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, September 7, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 4 after three quarters and won 113–107.

Final · R2 · G5
BOS111
TOR89
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +27; Q3 BOS +24; Q4 BOS +22
Final · R2 · G3
LAC113
DEN107
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +6
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 · LAC @ DEN

Paul George scores 32 as Clippers win in Denver

Final: 113–107. Paul George made 12 of 18 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Clippers 2, Denver 1.

Game flow · LAC 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+1-2-4+6LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC33242729113
DEN32272919107
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19, 22, 32LAC32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29, 13, 23LAC23 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26, 32DEN32 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 28, 7, 9, 15, 2, 10, 5, 11, 18DEN18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BOS @ TOR · R2 · G5

Steady Boston beats Toronto

Leads at every break, then a 111–89 final. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs TOR
G1 · @ TORBOS112–94G2 · @ TORBOS102–99G3 · @ BOSTOR104–103G4 · @ BOSTOR100–93G5 · @ TORBOS111–89Game by game through Sep 7, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.9Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 32

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26, 32DEN vs LAC · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19, 22, 32LAC @ DEN · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 7, 29, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19, 14, 27BOS @ TOR · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29, 13, 23LAC @ DEN · W
29.1 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 22, 24, 32, 18, 17, 29, 15, 21BOS @ TOR · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18BOS @ TOR · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST