FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 31, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed PHI by 3 after the first quarter and won 122–114.

Final · R1 · G4
PHI114
WAS122
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +8
Final · R1 · G4
UTA120
MEM113
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +7
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 · PHI @ WAS

Washington avoids elimination, forces Game 5

122–114 over Philadelphia. The first round series is 3–1. Bradley Beal led Washington with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-1+12+8WAS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI31301934114
WAS28323230122
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 50, 25, 22, 25, 33, 33, 25, 27WAS27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 14, 16, 8, 18, 12, 11, 10, 20WAS20 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 18, 27, 21, 9, 37, 19, 20, 21PHI21 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 11, 6, 8, 30, 3, 10, 4, 15PHI15 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · UTA @ MEM · R1 · G4

Utah controls Memphis start to finish

Utah won 120–113, leading by as many as 13 at a break. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs MEM
G1 · @ UTAMEM112–109G2 · @ UTAUTA141–129G3 · @ MEMUTA121–111G4 · @ MEMUTA120–113Game by game through May 31, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg32.7Last 3 playoff games

32.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.1 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 23 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 6 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 30

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 41, 37, 42, 42, 22, 22, 25, 29, 30UTA @ MEM · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 50, 25, 22, 25, 33, 33, 25, 27WAS vs PHI · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 41, 29, 18, 33, 14, 16, 15, 24UTA @ MEM · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 12, 16, 20, 35, 26, 47, 28, 23MEM vs UTA · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · −10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 18, 27, 21, 9, 37, 19, 20, 21PHI @ WAS · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 30, 18, 24, 14, 31, 23, 27, 21MEM vs UTA · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST