FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 10, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3
BKN83
MIL86
Q1 MIL +19; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +3
Final · R2 · G2
LAC111
UTA117
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +6
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 3 · BKN @ MIL

Khris Middleton posts 35 and 15 as Milwaukee beats Brooklyn

35 points and 15 rebounds in an 86–83 win. Conference semifinals series: Milwaukee 1, Brooklyn 2.

Game flow · MIL 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+19+3+2+3MIL AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BKN1131231883
MIL3015221986
Who led
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 21, 27, 17, 22, 20, 13, 17, 35MIL35 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 15, 26, 31, 17, 20, 34, 18, 33MIL33 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 32, 26, 39, 42, 24, 29, 32, 30BKN30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 29, 15, 16, 39, 25, 25, 22, 22BKN22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAC @ UTA · R2 · G2

Utah never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 117–111. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 37 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs UTA
G1 · @ UTAUTA112–109G2 · @ UTAUTA117–111Game by game through Jun 10, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg37.3Last 3 playoff games

37.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 37 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 3 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 22.4 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 37

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: 42, 42, 22, 22, 25, 29, 30, 30, 45, 37UTA vs LAC · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 21, 27, 17, 22, 20, 13, 17, 35MIL vs BKN · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 15, 26, 31, 17, 20, 34, 18, 33MIL vs BKN · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 32, 26, 39, 42, 24, 29, 32, 30BKN @ MIL · L
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 15, 16, 15, 20, 25, 15, 9, 29LAC @ UTA · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 28, 29, 20, 23, 20, 22, 20, 27LAC @ UTA · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST