FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, September 19, 2020Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3
BOS117
MIA106
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +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 finals · Game 3 · BOS @ MIA

Boston stays alive against Miami

A 117–106 win in Game 3 cuts the conference finals deficit to 2–1. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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+9+13+15+11BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS31322628117
MIA22282432106
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 19, 14, 27, 31, 21, 17, 21, 26BOS26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29, 29, 30, 21, 25BOS25 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 12, 15, 20, 26, 13, 18, 21, 27MIA27 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 11, 17, 13, 11, 14, 12, 11, 22MIA22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 31.1 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Bam Adebayo leads the day with 27

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.
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 12, 15, 20, 26, 13, 18, 21, 27MIA vs BOS · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 19, 14, 27, 31, 21, 17, 21, 26BOS @ MIA · W
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29, 29, 30, 21, 25BOS @ MIA · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 11, 17, 13, 11, 14, 12, 11, 22MIA vs BOS · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 29, 15, 21, 5, 14, 19, 23, 21BOS @ MIA · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 11, 8, 12, 23, 16, 26, 14, 20BOS @ MIA · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST