FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 11, 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
PHI127
ATL111
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +16
Final · R2 · G3
PHX116
DEN102
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +14
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 · PHX @ DEN

Phoenix goes up 3–0 on Denver

Game 3 went to the Suns, 116–102. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+4+14+14PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX37223126116
DEN27282126102
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 31, 19, 17, 30, 47, 21, 18, 28PHX28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 6, 7, 18, 9, 8, 21, 17, 27PHX27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38, 36, 22, 24, 32DEN32 PTS · 20 REB · 10 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 12, 8, 12, 28, 22, 2, 3, 21DEN21 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Second story · PHI @ ATL · R2 · G3

Steady Philadelphia beats Atlanta

Leads at every break, then a 127–111 final. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs ATL
G1 · @ PHIATL128–124G2 · @ PHIPHI118–102G3 · @ ATLPHI127–111Game by game through Jun 11, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.5Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 27 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 29.7 a game in the regular season (44 games). Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic 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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 38, 36, 16, 38, 36, 22, 24, 32DEN vs PHX · L
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Domantas Sabonis IND, May 3, 2021: 32 PTS · 19 REB · 9 AST
32 PTS · 20 REB · 10 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 31, 19, 17, 30, 47, 21, 18, 28PHX @ DEN · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 32, 30, 21, 27, 36, 35, 21, 28ATL vs PHI · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 6, 13, 30, 22, 36, 8, 39, 40, 27PHI @ ATL · W
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 6, 7, 18, 9, 8, 21, 17, 27PHX @ DEN · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +15.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 12, 0, 14, 22, 13, 21, 8, 23ATL vs PHI · L
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST