FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 24, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
MIA98
MIL132
Q1 MIL +26; Q2 MIL +27; Q3 MIL +29; Q4 MIL +34
Final · R1 · G2
POR109
DEN128
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +19
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 2 · POR @ DEN

Nikola Jokic goes for 38 in Denver win over Portland

Denver won 128–109. First round series: Denver 1, Portland 1. Damian Lillard scored 42 for Portland in the loss.

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+6+12+14+19DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR25362622109
DEN31422827128
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 24, 29, 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38DEN38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 25, 19, 17, 31, 28, 30, 9, 9, 25, 18DEN18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 38, 30, 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42POR42 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 21, 27, 28, 26, 27, 24, 21, 21POR21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIA @ MIL · R1 · G2

Milwaukee controls Miami start to finish

Milwaukee won 132–98, leading by as many as 34 at a break. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs MIL
G1 · @ MILMIL109–107G2 · @ MILMIL132–98Game by game through May 24, winner and final score. Pink = MIL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg36.0Last 2 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 38 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Reg. season avg18.5Last 2 playoff games

18.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 30.2 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 42

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.
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 38, 30, 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42POR @ DEN · L
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Tony Parker SAS, Mar 25, 2009: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 24, 29, 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38DEN vs POR · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 49, 36, 23, 17, 28, 27, 40, 15, 26, 31MIL vs MIA · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Bryn ForbesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 11, 8, 6, 2, 21, 5, 22MIL vs MIA · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 21, 27, 28, 26, 27, 24, 21, 21POR @ DEN · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dewayne DedmonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 6, 2, 6, 6, 4, 6, 2, 19MIA @ MIL · L
10.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST