FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, September 26, 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 · G5
DEN107
LAL117
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +10
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 5 · DEN @ LAL

LeBron James posts 38-16-10 as Lakers top Denver

A triple-double in a 117–107 win. Lakers win the conference finals series 4–1.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+10+3+10LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN30213323107
LAL33282630117
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 36, 16, 29, 15, 26, 30, 26, 38LAL38 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 26, 29, 13, 37, 31, 27, 34, 27LAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 22, 34, 16, 21, 30, 22, 16, 20DEN20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 10, 4, 14, 9, 7, 26, 17, 20DEN20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.0 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 20 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.8 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

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: 20, 28, 36, 16, 29, 15, 26, 30, 26, 38LAL vs DEN · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tim Duncan SAS, Jan 14, 2003: 38 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
38 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 26, 29, 13, 37, 31, 27, 34, 27LAL vs DEN · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 22, 34, 16, 21, 30, 22, 16, 20DEN @ LAL · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 10, 4, 14, 9, 7, 26, 17, 20DEN @ LAL · L
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 26, 21, 40, 21, 25, 28, 32, 19DEN @ LAL · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 17, 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5, 13DEN @ LAL · L
8.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST