FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, September 12, 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 · G5
HOU96
LAL119
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +26; Q4 LAL +23
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 · HOU @ LAL

Lakers rout Houston in Game 5

119–96, a 23-point win. Series: Lakers 4, Houston 1. LeBron James led Lakers with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+15+11+26+23LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2031182796
LAL35273324119
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 38, 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16, 29LAL29 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 7, 18, 8, 8, 13, 14, 4, 17LAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 31, 32, 17, 36, 27, 33, 21, 30HOU30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 9, 3, 13, 7, 0, 16, 9, 13HOU13 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.4Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.4 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Rebounding up
+3.4rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
9.3Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 30

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 31, 32, 17, 36, 27, 33, 21, 30HOU @ LAL · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 38, 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16, 29LAL vs HOU · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 7, 18, 8, 8, 13, 14, 4, 17LAL vs HOU · W
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 2, 5, 5, 0, 16, 2, 9, 16LAL vs HOU · W
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 3, 8, 14, 5, 10, 9, 2, 10, 14LAL vs HOU · W
8.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 29, 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29, 13LAL vs HOU · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −16.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST