FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, June 7, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DEN by 1 at halftime and won 122–105.

Final · R2 · G2
MIL86
BKN125
Q1 BKN +17; Q2 BKN +24; Q3 BKN +30; Q4 BKN +39
Final · R2 · G1
DEN105
PHX122
Q1 PHX 0; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +17
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 · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · DEN @ PHX

Phoenix takes Game 1, leads Denver 1–0

122–105 in Phoenix. The conference semifinals series continues. Mikal Bridges led Phoenix with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 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 Q3Final00-1+9+17PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN28302126105
PHX28293134122
Who led
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 7, 10, 6, 6, 11, 13, 10, 23PHX23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 16, 7, 6, 7, 18, 9, 8, 21PHX21 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38, 36, 22DEN22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 2, 16, 13, 13, 6, 14, 13, 18DEN18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIL @ BKN · R2 · G2

Brooklyn controls Milwaukee start to finish

Brooklyn won 125–86, leading by as many as 39 at a break. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs BKN
G1 · @ BKNBKN115–107G2 · @ BKNBKN125–86Game by game through Jun 7, winner and final score. Pink = BKN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.6Reg. season avg32.7Last 3 playoff games

32.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 9 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 32

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: 14, 12, 23, 32, 26, 39, 42, 24, 29, 32BKN vs MIL · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 7, 10, 6, 6, 11, 13, 10, 23PHX vs DEN · W
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38, 36, 22DEN @ PHX · L
31.4 PPG playoffs to date · −11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 17, 29, 15, 16, 39, 25, 25, 22BKN vs MIL · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 16, 7, 6, 7, 18, 9, 8, 21PHX vs DEN · W
10.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 27, 34, 31, 19, 17, 30, 47, 21PHX vs DEN · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST