FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 28, 2021Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 118–108.

Final · R1 · G3
NYK94
ATL105
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +11
Final · R1 · G3
BKN119
BOS125
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +6
Final · R1 · G3
LAC118
DAL108
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +10
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 · LAC @ DAL

Clippers stay alive against Dallas

A 118–108 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Luka Doncic scored 44 for Dallas in the loss.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+3+10LAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC31322629118
DAL34272522108
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41, 36LAC36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 22, 24, 18, 16, 20, 23, 28, 29LAC29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31, 39, 44DAL44 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 13, 15, 5, 19, 15, 15, 9, 14DAL14 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · NYK @ ATL · R1 · G3

Atlanta goes up 2–1 on New York

Game 3 went to the Hawks, 105–94. Trae Young led Atlanta with 21 points, 1 rebound and 14 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs ATL
G1 · @ NYKATL107–105G2 · @ NYKNYK101–92G3 · @ ATLATL105–94Game by game through May 28, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.7Reg. season avg38.0Last 3 playoff games

38.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.7 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 44 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 4 points in 16 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: 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 50

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.
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 29, 33, 29, 26, 50, 22, 9, 50BOS vs BKN · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Vince Carter TOR, May 11, 2001: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
50 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 15, 12, 33, 20, 18, 31, 39, 44DAL vs LAC · L
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, Apr 1, 2006: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
44 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 44, 38, 17, 0, 18, 5, 21, 20, 41BKN @ BOS · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Chris Paul HOU, May 8, 2018: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 33, 21, 14, 12, 23, 32, 26, 39BKN @ BOS · L
32.3 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41, 36LAC @ DAL · W
34.3 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 17, 25, 27, 15, 7, 17, 26, 30NYK @ ATL · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST