FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 22, 2021Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed BOS by 6 at halftime and won 104–93.

Final · OT · R1 · G1
MIA107
MIL109
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL 0; OT1 MIL +2
Final · R1 · G1
DAL113
LAC103
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · R1 · G1
BOS93
BKN104
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +11
Final · R1 · G1
POR123
DEN109
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +14
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 · First round · Game 1 · BOS @ BKN

Kevin Durant posts 32 and 12 as Brooklyn beats Boston

32 points and 12 rebounds in a 104–93 win. First round series: Brooklyn 1, Boston 0.

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6+5+11BKN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2132202093
BKN16313126104
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 42, 32, 20, 33, 21, 14, 12, 23, 32BKN32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 20, 38, 45, 31, 13, 22, 17, 29BKN29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 60, 33, 27, 9, 29, 33, 29, 26, 50, 22BOS22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 10, 11, 3, 4, 16, 10, 7, 17BOS17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · POR @ DEN · R1 · G1

Portland takes Game 1, leads Denver 1–0

123–109 in Denver. The first round series continues. Damian Lillard led Portland with 34 points, 2 rebounds and 13 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs DEN
G1 · @ DENPOR123–109Game by game through May 22, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.4Reg. season avg25Today

25 points today in 35 minutes, against 13.4 a game in the regular season (50 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
5.9Reg. season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in the regular season (35 games). Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−9.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg9Today

9 points today in 41 minutes, against 18.7 a game in the regular season (64 games).

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 34

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 32, 24, 29, 30, 31, 20, 21, 34DEN vs POR · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 32, 38, 30, 34, 30, 41, 22, 34POR @ DEN · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 42, 32, 20, 33, 21, 14, 12, 23, 32BKN vs BOS · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 24, 24, 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31DAL @ LAC · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James MIA, Jan 23, 2013: 31 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
31 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 20, 38, 45, 31, 13, 22, 17, 29BKN vs BOS · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 26, 23, 23, 23, 11, 22, 21, 27MIL vs MIA · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST