FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, September 15, 2020Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 12 after three quarters and won 117–114.

Final · OT · CF · G1
MIA117
BOS114
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA 0; Q3 MIA -12; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +3
Final · R2 · G7
DEN104
LAC89
Q1 DEN 0; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +15
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 finals · Game 1 · MIA @ BOS

Miami draws first blood against Boston

Miami won Game 1 of the conference finals, 117–114. Goran Dragic led Miami with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-80-120+3MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIA1837163511117
BOS262928238114
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 24, 23, 27, 23, 15, 17, 17, 29MIA29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 11, 10, 9, 16, 17, 18, 16, 22MIA22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29, 29, 30BOS30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 21, 19, 11, 8, 12, 23, 16, 26BOS26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DEN @ LAC · R2 · G7

Denver closes out Clippers in seven

Denver won Game 7, 104–89, to take the conference semifinals series 4–3. Jamal Murray led Denver with 40 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs LAC
G1 · @ LACLAC120–97G2 · @ LACDEN110–101G3 · @ DENLAC113–107G4 · @ DENLAC96–85G5 · @ LACDEN111–105G6 · @ DENDEN111–98G7 · @ LACDEN104–89Game by game through Sep 15, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 40 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg2.0Last 3 playoff games

2.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 27.3 a game in the regular season (55 games). Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 40

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.
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 42, 50, 17, 12, 27, 14, 18, 26, 21, 40DEN @ LAC · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 16, 2003: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29, 29, 30BOS vs MIA · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 24, 23, 27, 23, 15, 17, 17, 29MIA @ BOS · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 21, 19, 11, 8, 12, 23, 16, 26BOS vs MIA · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +12.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 11, 10, 9, 16, 17, 18, 16, 22MIA @ BOS · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 27, 6, 40, 13, 30, 17, 17, 20MIA @ BOS · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST