FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, September 10, 2020Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G4
LAL110
HOU100
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +16; 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 4 · LAL @ HOU

Lakers take Game 4, lead Houston 3–1

110–100 in Houston. The conference semifinals series continues. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+16+16+10LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL26312924110
HOU22192930100
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 31, 29, 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29LAL29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 10, 38, 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16LAL16 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 20, 7, 17, 20, 24, 10, 30, 25HOU25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 38, 32, 31, 32, 17, 36, 27, 33, 21HOU21 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.1Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.1 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 11 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 9 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 29

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 31, 29, 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29LAL @ HOU · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 20, 7, 17, 20, 24, 10, 30, 25HOU vs LAL · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 38, 32, 31, 32, 17, 36, 27, 33, 21HOU vs LAL · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · −9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 23, 20, 9, 21, 23, 24, 10, 19HOU vs LAL · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 10, 38, 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16LAL @ HOU · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Alex CarusoPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 3, 10, 5, 7, 14, 2, 5, 16LAL @ HOU · W
7.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST