FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 6, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 126–111.

Final · R2 · G1
ATL128
PHI124
Q1 ATL +15; Q2 ATL +20; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +4
Final · R1 · G7
DAL111
LAC126
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +15
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 7 · DAL @ LAC

Clippers close out Dallas in seven

Clippers won Game 7, 126–111, to take the first round series 4–3. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Luka Doncic scored 46 for Dallas in the loss.

Game flow · LAC 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 Q3Final0-3+8+15+15LAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL38242326111
LAC35353026126
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 16, 26, 41, 36, 29, 20, 45, 28LAC28 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 7, 4, 9, 15, 9, 16, 4, 23LAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 18, 31, 39, 44, 19, 42, 29, 46DAL46 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Dorian Finney-SmithPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 15, 18, 3, 6, 8, 8, 11, 18DAL18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.7Reg. season avg39.0Last 3 playoff games

39.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.7 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 46 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
8.2Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in the regular season (33 games). Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · ATL @ PHI · R2 · G1

Atlanta keeps Philadelphia at arm's length

The 76ers never led at a quarter break. Atlanta won by 4. Trae Young led Atlanta with 35 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs PHI
G1 · @ PHIATL128–124Game by game through Jun 6, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 46

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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 18, 31, 39, 44, 19, 42, 29, 46DAL @ LAC · L
35.7 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Trae Young ATL, Jan 26, 2020: 45 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Ties career high46 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 29, 6, 13, 30, 22, 36, 8, 39PHI vs ATL · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 36, 33, 18, 10, 32, 30, 21, 27, 36, 35ATL @ PHI · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 16, 26, 41, 36, 29, 20, 45, 28LAC vs DAL · W
32.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 7, 4, 9, 15, 9, 16, 4, 23LAC vs DAL · W
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 20, 23, 28, 29, 20, 23, 20, 22LAC vs DAL · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST