FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 27, 2021Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHX by 1 after the first quarter and won 109–95.

Final · R1 · G3
MIL113
MIA84
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +26; Q4 MIL +29
Final · R1 · G3
PHX95
LAL109
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +14
Final · R1 · G3
DEN120
POR115
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +5
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 3 · PHX @ LAL

Lakers beat Phoenix by 14, move within two of advancing

Game 3: 109–95. Series: 2–1. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 34 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

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 Q3Final0-1+3+13+14LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX2812233295
LAL27163333109
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 36, 42, 20, 28, 14, 25, 13, 34, 34LAL34 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 10, 16, 19, 24, 25, 22, 18, 23, 21LAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 15, 7, 26, 6, 8, 21, 22, 22PHX22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 16, 21, 34, 18, 27, 34, 31, 19PHX19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · DEN @ POR · R1 · G3

Denver keeps Portland at arm's length

The Trail Blazers never led at a quarter break. Denver won by 5. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs POR
G1 · @ DENPOR123–109G2 · @ DENDEN128–109G3 · @ PORDEN120–115Game by game through May 27, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg36.0Last 3 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 36 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 37

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: 32, 38, 30, 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42, 37POR vs DEN · L
37.7 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 29, 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36DEN @ POR · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 36, 42, 20, 28, 14, 25, 13, 34, 34LAL vs PHX · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 23, 23, 11, 22, 21, 27, 17, 22MIL @ MIA · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 27, 28, 26, 27, 24, 21, 21, 22POR vs DEN · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 15, 7, 26, 6, 8, 21, 22, 22PHX @ LAL · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST