FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 30, 2021Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 1 points, by PHX (vs LAL) and ATL (vs NYK) and BKN (vs BOS).

Final · R1 · G4
NYK96
ATL113
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +17
Final · R1 · G4
PHX100
LAL92
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +8
Final · R1 · G4
BKN141
BOS126
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +21; Q4 BKN +15
Final · R1 · G4
LAC106
DAL81
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +16; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +25
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 · PHX @ LAL

Phoenix pulls level with Lakers

Game 4 to Phoenix, 100–92. The first round series is tied 2–2. Chris Paul led Phoenix with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · PHX 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 Q3Final0-1+4+16+8PHX AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX23312719100
LAL2426152792
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 13, 24, 26, 16, 7, 6, 7, 18PHX18 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 21, 34, 18, 27, 34, 31, 19, 17PHX17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 19, 24, 25, 22, 18, 23, 21, 25LAL25 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 0, 6, 1, 0, 3, 6, 3, 12LAL12 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · BKN @ BOS · R1 · G4

Brooklyn takes Game 4, leads Boston 3–1

141–126 in Boston. The first round series continues. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 42 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · BKN vs BOS
G1 · @ BKNBKN104–93G2 · @ BKNBKN130–108G3 · @ BOSBOS125–119G4 · @ BOSBKN141–126Game by game through May 30, winner and final score. Pink = BKN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.8Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.8 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in the regular season (18 games). Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 42

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 21, 14, 12, 23, 32, 26, 39, 42BKN @ BOS · W
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 3, 2002: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ties season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 33, 29, 26, 50, 22, 9, 50, 40BOS vs BKN · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Anthony Peeler VAN, Feb 4, 1997: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 38, 45, 31, 13, 22, 17, 29, 15, 16, 39BKN @ BOS · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 15, 29, 20, 16, 26, 41, 36, 29LAC @ DAL · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 36, 33, 18, 10, 32, 30, 21, 27ATL vs NYK · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 19, 24, 25, 22, 18, 23, 21, 25LAL vs PHX · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST