FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, September 22, 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
LAL106
DEN114
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +8
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 · LAL @ DEN

Denver gets one back against Lakers

Game 3: 114–106. Lakers lead the conference finals series 2–1. Jamal Murray led Denver with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists.

Game flow · DEN 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+2+10+18+8DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL27262231106
DEN29343021114
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 14, 18, 26, 21, 40, 21, 25, 28DEN28 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 11, 7, 10, 4, 14, 9, 7, 26DEN26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16, 29, 15, 26, 30LAL30 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29, 13, 37, 31, 27LAL27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 28 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16, 29, 15, 26, 30LAL @ DEN · L
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 7, 2002: 30 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
30 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 14, 18, 26, 21, 40, 21, 25, 28DEN vs LAL · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29, 13, 37, 31, 27LAL @ DEN · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 11, 7, 10, 4, 14, 9, 7, 26DEN vs LAL · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 32, 26, 22, 34, 16, 21, 30, 22DEN vs LAL · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 9, 5, 12, 10, 5, 8, 9, 14DEN vs LAL · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST