FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, September 9, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 125–122.

Final · 2OT · R2 · G6
TOR125
BOS122
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR 0; OT1 TOR 0; OT2 TOR +3
Final · R2 · G4
LAC96
DEN85
Q1 LAC +14; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +11
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 6 · TOR @ BOS

Kyle Lowry hits six threes, Toronto tops Boston

33 points for Kyle Lowry. Final: 125–122. Conference semifinals series: Toronto 3, Boston 3.

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-4-4+400+3TOR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
TOR21273317819125
BOS25272521816122
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31, 22, 10, 33TOR33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 11, 29, 10, 4, 8, 5, 16, 23TOR23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19, 14, 27, 31BOS31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29BOS29 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.9Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · LAC @ DEN · R2 · G4

Clippers lead Denver wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 96–85. Best quarter: the first, 26–12. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs DEN
G1 · @ LACLAC120–97G2 · @ LACDEN110–101G3 · @ DENLAC113–107G4 · @ DENLAC96–85Game by game through Sep 9, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 33

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.
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 11, 2, 17, 16, 31, 22, 10, 33TOR @ BOS · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19, 14, 27, 31BOS vs TOR · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29, 13, 23, 30LAC @ DEN · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29BOS vs TOR · L
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26, 32, 26DEN vs LAC · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 14, 8, 21, 19, 11, 8, 12, 23BOS vs TOR · L
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Finley DAL, Apr 14, 1998: 23 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
23 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST