FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 29, 2021Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 7 at halftime and won 120–103.

Final · R1 · G4
MIL120
MIA103
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +17
Final · R1 · G4
DEN95
POR115
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +27; Q4 POR +20
Final · R1 · G3
PHI132
WAS103
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +29
Final · R1 · G3
UTA121
MEM111
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +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 4 · MIL @ MIA

Milwaukee closes out Miami in four

Milwaukee won Game 4, 120–103, to take the first round series 4–0. Brook Lopez led Milwaukee with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final0-4-7+6+17MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL22353429120
MIA26382118103
Who led
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 12, 17, 21, 18, 18, 7, 13, 25MIL25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Bryn ForbesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 8, 6, 2, 21, 5, 22, 11, 22MIL22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 20, 22, 18, 5, 9, 16, 17, 20MIA20 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Kendrick NunnPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 12, 18, 13, 31, 10, 9, 4, 18MIA18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.1 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg5.0Last 2 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.7 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
5.9Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in the regular season (35 games). Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · UTA @ MEM · R1 · G3

Steady Utah beats Memphis

Leads at every break, then a 121–111 final. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs MEM
G1 · @ UTAMEM112–109G2 · @ UTAUTA141–129G3 · @ MEMUTA121–111Game by game through May 29, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 36

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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 34, 13, 34, 37, 29, 6, 13, 30, 22, 36PHI @ WAS · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 41, 37, 42, 42, 22, 22, 25, 29UTA @ MEM · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 28, 7, 12, 19, 10, 15, 18, 29POR vs DEN · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 24, 12, 16, 20, 35, 26, 47, 28MEM vs UTA · L
33.7 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 11, 18, 26, 10, 11, 22, 20, 27UTA @ MEM · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 22, 30, 18, 24, 14, 31, 23, 27MEM vs UTA · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST