FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 3, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 7 at halftime and won 126–115.

Final · R1 · G6
DEN126
POR115
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +11
Final · R1 · G6
PHX113
LAL100
Q1 PHX +22; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +13
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 6 · DEN @ POR

Nikola Jokic scores 36 as Denver wins in Portland

Final: 126–115. Nikola Jokic made 13 of 22 shots from the field. Denver wins the first round series 4–2.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7-3+11DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN29323728126
POR33353314115
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38, 36DEN36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 28, 30, 9, 9, 25, 18, 15, 3, 26, 26DEN26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42, 37, 10, 55, 28POR28 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 27, 24, 21, 21, 22, 21, 18, 21POR21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · PHX @ LAL · R1 · G6

Phoenix never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–100. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 47 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs LAL
G1 · @ PHXPHX99–90G2 · @ PHXLAL109–102G3 · @ LALLAL109–95G4 · @ LALPHX100–92G5 · @ PHXPHX115–85G6 · @ LALPHX113–100Game by game through Jun 3, winner and final score. Pink = PHX 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
10.2Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 47

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.
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 18, 27, 34, 31, 19, 17, 30, 47PHX @ LAL · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · +20.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 10, 2001: 47 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Season high47 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38, 36DEN @ POR · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 25, 22, 18, 23, 21, 25, 24, 29LAL vs PHX · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 41, 22, 34, 42, 37, 10, 55, 28POR vs DEN · L
34.3 PPG playoffs to date · −7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 28, 30, 9, 9, 25, 18, 15, 3, 26, 26DEN @ POR · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 15, 8, 10, 12, 8, 12, 28, 22DEN @ POR · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST