FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, June 1, 2021Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 2 after three quarters and won 147–140.

Final · R1 · G5
BOS109
BKN123
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +14
Final · 2OT · R1 · G5
POR140
DEN147
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN 0; OT2 DEN +7
Final · R1 · G5
LAL85
PHX115
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +30; Q3 PHX +29; Q4 PHX +30
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 5 · POR @ DEN

Nikola Jokic scores 38, Denver wins in double overtime

Tied 121–121 after regulation. Final: 147–140. First round series: Denver 3, Portland 2. Damian Lillard scored 55 for Portland in the loss.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+13+3-200+7DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
POR25373227145140
DEN382727291412147
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38DEN38 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 5, 15, 8, 10, 12, 8, 12, 28DEN28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42, 37, 10, 55POR55 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 5, 16, 3, 8, 3, 6, 9, 19POR19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg40.7Last 3 playoff games

40.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 32 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 18 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · BOS @ BKN · R1 · G5

Brooklyn leads Boston wire to wire

Brooklyn was ahead at every break and won 123–109. Best quarter: the fourth, 37–30. James Harden led Brooklyn with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs BKN
G1 · @ BKNBKN104–93G2 · @ BKNBKN130–108G3 · @ BOSBOS125–119G4 · @ BOSBKN141–126G5 · @ BKNBKN123–109Game by game through Jun 1, winner and final score. Pink = BKN win.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 55

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: 30, 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42, 37, 10, 55POR @ DEN · L
35.6 PPG playoffs to date · +24.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tony Parker SAS, Nov 5, 2008: 55 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Season high55 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38DEN vs POR · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 17, 0, 18, 5, 21, 20, 41, 23, 34BKN vs BOS · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Mar 29, 2010: 34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 29, 26, 50, 22, 9, 50, 40, 32BOS @ BKN · L
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 34, 18, 27, 34, 31, 19, 17, 30PHX vs LAL · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 5, 15, 8, 10, 12, 8, 12, 28DEN vs POR · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST