FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 25, 2021Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAC by 2 at halftime and won 127–121.

Final · R1 · G2
BOS108
BKN130
Q1 BKN +14; Q2 BKN +24; Q3 BKN +27; Q4 BKN +22
Final · R1 · G2
LAL109
PHX102
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +7
Final · R1 · G2
DAL127
LAC121
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +6
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 · DAL @ LAC

Luka Doncic scores 39 in Dallas win over Clippers

Final: 127–121. Luka Doncic added 7 rebounds and 7 assists. First round series: Dallas 2, Clippers 0. Kawhi Leonard scored 41 for Clippers in the loss.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-2+9+6DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL35363026127
LAC33401929121
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31, 39DAL39 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 36, 23, 20, 25, 19, 27, 7, 15, 21, 28DAL28 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 16, 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41LAC41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 20, 22, 24, 18, 16, 20, 23, 28LAC28 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Second story · LAL @ PHX · R1 · G2

Lakers lead Phoenix wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 109–102. Best quarter: the first, 30–24. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPHX99–90G2 · @ PHXLAL109–102Game by game through May 25, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.8Reg. season avg33.5Last 2 playoff games

33.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.8 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 41 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg9.5Last 2 playoff games

9.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 41

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.
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 16, 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41LAC vs DAL · L
33.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Season high41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31, 39DAL @ LAC · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 4, 36, 42, 20, 28, 14, 25, 13, 34LAL @ PHX · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 30, 16, 21, 34, 18, 27, 34, 31PHX vs LAL · L
32.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 20, 22, 24, 18, 16, 20, 23, 28LAC vs DAL · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 36, 23, 20, 25, 19, 27, 7, 15, 21, 28DAL @ LAC · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST