FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, September 8, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 9 after the first quarter and won 103–94.

Final · R2 · G5
MIA103
MIL94
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +9
Final · R2 · G3
LAL112
HOU102
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL 0; Q4 LAL +10
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 5 · MIA @ MIL

Miami closes out Milwaukee in five

Miami won Game 5, 103–94, to take the conference semifinals series 4–1. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+6+8+9MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA19332130103
MIL2818192994
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 28, 18, 27, 6, 40, 13, 30, 17, 17MIA17 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 20, 24, 23, 27, 23, 15, 17, 17MIA17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28, 23, 18, 36, 23MIL23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 6, 5, 4, 1, 0, 10, 10, 17MIL17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.5Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.5 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · LAL @ HOU · R2 · G3

Lakers beat Houston by 10, move within two of advancing

Game 3: 112–102. Series: 2–1. LeBron James led Lakers with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs HOU
G1 · @ LALHOU112–97G2 · @ LALLAL117–109G3 · @ HOULAL112–102Game by game through Sep 8, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 23, 10, 38, 30, 36, 20, 28, 36LAL @ HOU · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 21, 38, 32, 31, 32, 17, 36, 27, 33HOU vs LAL · L
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 15, 20, 7, 17, 20, 24, 10, 30HOU vs LAL · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 27, 28, 31, 29, 18, 43, 25, 34, 26LAL @ HOU · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 17, 21, 21, 28, 23, 18, 36, 23MIL vs MIA · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 4, 8, 5, 4, 3, 8, 10, 21LAL @ HOU · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST