FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, September 11, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAC by 12 at halftime and won 111–105.

Final · R2 · G5
DEN111
LAC105
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -12; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +6
Final · R2 · G7
BOS92
TOR87
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +5
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 · DEN @ LAC

Denver stays alive against Clippers

A 111–105 win in Game 5 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 3–2. Jamal Murray led Denver with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Kawhi Leonard scored 36 for Clippers in the loss.

Game flow · DEN 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-12-7+6DEN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN23212938111
LAC28282425105
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 50, 42, 50, 17, 12, 27, 14, 18, 26DEN26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26, 32, 26, 22DEN22 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29, 13, 23, 30, 36LAC36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19, 22, 32, 10, 26LAC26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · BOS @ TOR · R2 · G7

Boston finishes off Toronto, wins the series 4–3

92–87 in Game 7 of the conference semifinals. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs TOR
G1 · @ TORBOS112–94G2 · @ TORBOS102–99G3 · @ BOSTOR104–103G4 · @ BOSTOR100–93G5 · @ TORBOS111–89G6 · @ BOSTOR125–122G7 · @ TORBOS92–87Game by game through Sep 11, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.9Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard 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.
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 32, 32, 33, 29, 13, 23, 30, 36LAC vs DEN · L
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29, 29BOS @ TOR · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 50, 42, 50, 17, 12, 27, 14, 18, 26DEN @ LAC · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 9, 35, 15, 19, 22, 32, 10, 26LAC vs DEN · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 31, 22, 30, 15, 26, 32, 26, 22DEN @ LAC · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 19, 14, 27, 31, 21BOS @ TOR · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST