FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 20, 2021Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed PHI by 3 after the first quarter and won 103–96.

Final · CF · G1
LAC114
PHX120
Q1 PHX 0; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX 0; Q4 PHX +6
Final · R2 · G7
ATL103
PHI96
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +7
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 7 · ATL @ PHI

Atlanta closes out Philadelphia in seven

Atlanta won Game 7, 103–96, to take the conference semifinals series 4–3. Kevin Huerter led Atlanta with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+5+7ATL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL25232827103
PHI2818252596
Who led
Kevin HuerterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 8, 15, 20, 3, 10, 0, 17, 27ATL27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 36, 35, 21, 28, 25, 39, 34, 21ATL21 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 8, 39, 40, 27, 17, 37, 22, 31PHI31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 28, 20, 22, 22, 20, 4, 24, 24PHI24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Second story · LAC @ PHX · CF · G1

Phoenix draws first blood against Clippers

Phoenix won Game 1 of the conference finals, 120–114. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 40 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPHX120–114Game by game through Jun 20, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.7Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.7 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 32.5 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 24 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 40

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.
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 17, 30, 47, 21, 18, 28, 34, 40PHX vs LAC · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Feb 27, 2015: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
40 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 20, 27, 31, 31, 37, 28, 34LAC @ PHX · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 8, 39, 40, 27, 17, 37, 22, 31PHI vs ATL · L
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kevin HuerterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 8, 15, 20, 3, 10, 0, 17, 27ATL @ PHI · W
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 28, 20, 22, 22, 20, 4, 24, 24PHI vs ATL · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 15, 9, 29, 17, 4, 22, 27, 24LAC @ PHX · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST