FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 16, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed PHI by 22 at halftime and won 109–106.

Final · R2 · G5
ATL109
PHI106
Q1 ATL -14; Q2 ATL -22; Q3 ATL -18; Q4 ATL +3
Final · R2 · G5
LAC119
UTA111
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +8
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 5 · ATL @ PHI

Trae Young drops 39 in 22-point comeback win over Philadelphia

Philadelphia led by 22 at the half. Final: 109–106. Conference semifinals series: Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 2. Joel Embiid scored 37 for Philadelphia in the loss.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-22-18+3ATL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL24162940109
PHI38242519106
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 21, 27, 36, 35, 21, 28, 25, 39ATL39 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 14, 22, 13, 21, 8, 23, 14, 19ATL19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 22, 36, 8, 39, 40, 27, 17, 37PHI37 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 15, 10, 30, 21, 21, 12, 17, 36PHI36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAC @ UTA · R2 · G5

Clippers take Game 5, lead Utah 3–2

119–111 in Utah. The conference semifinals series continues. Paul George led Clippers with 37 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs UTA
G1 · @ UTAUTA112–109G2 · @ UTAUTA117–111G3 · @ LACLAC132–106G4 · @ LACLAC118–104G5 · @ UTALAC119–111Game by game through Jun 16, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.3Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 37 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 27.4 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 39

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.
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 21, 27, 36, 35, 21, 28, 25, 39ATL @ PHI · W
29.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 23, 20, 22, 20, 27, 31, 31, 37LAC @ UTA · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 22, 36, 8, 39, 40, 27, 17, 37PHI vs ATL · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 15, 10, 30, 21, 21, 12, 17, 36PHI vs ATL · L
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +19.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 15, 13, 17, 18, 16, 9, 18, 32UTA vs LAC · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 16, 4, 23, 9, 8, 6, 24, 25LAC @ UTA · W
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST