FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 26, 2021Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed ATL by 13 at halftime and won 101–92.

Final · R1 · G2
WAS95
PHI120
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +25
Final · R1 · G2
ATL92
NYK101
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -13; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +9
Final · R1 · G2
MEM129
UTA141
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +12
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 · ATL @ NYK

New York evens the series with Atlanta at 1–1

New York won Game 2, 101–92, in the first round. Derrick Rose led New York with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13+1+9NYK AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL2730181792
NYK20243225101
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 14, 17, 25, 27, 15, 7, 17, 26NYK26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 24, 14, 31, 25, 33, 20, 15, 15NYK15 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 16, 30, 36, 33, 18, 10, 32, 30ATL30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 25, 16, 28, 25, 20, 27, 18, 18ATL18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+17.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg36.5Last 2 playoff games

36.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 19.1 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 47 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg6.5Last 2 playoff games

6.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · MEM @ UTA · R1 · G2

Utah never trails at a break against Memphis

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 141–129. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs UTA
G1 · @ UTAMEM112–109G2 · @ UTAUTA141–129Game by game through May 26, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 47

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.
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 12, 24, 12, 16, 20, 35, 26, 47MEM @ UTA · L
36.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 2, 2001: 47 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Career high47 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 42, 28, 50, 25, 22, 25, 33, 33WAS @ PHI · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 16, 30, 36, 33, 18, 10, 32, 30ATL @ NYK · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 14, 17, 25, 27, 15, 7, 17, 26NYK vs ATL · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 16, 41, 37, 42, 42, 22, 22, 25UTA vs MEM · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 23, 22, 30, 18, 24, 14, 31, 23MEM @ UTA · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST