FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, June 28, 2021Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G5
LAC116
PHX102
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +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 finals · Game 5 · LAC @ PHX

Paul George posts 41 and 13 as Clippers beat Phoenix

41 points and 13 rebounds in a 116–102 win. Conference finals series: Clippers 2, Phoenix 3.

Game flow · LAC 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+7+13+14LAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC36233225116
PHX26262624102
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 31, 37, 28, 34, 26, 27, 23, 41LAC41 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 4, 22, 27, 24, 19, 23, 20, 23LAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 47, 21, 18, 28, 34, 40, 20, 15, 25, 31PHX31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 8, 21, 17, 27, 37, 15, 18, 22PHX22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.7Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.7 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg1.3Last 3 playoff games

1.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.0 in the regular season (4 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 26.4 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 41

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.
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 31, 37, 28, 34, 26, 27, 23, 41LAC @ PHX · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal ORL, May 8, 1996: 41 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Season high41 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 47, 21, 18, 28, 34, 40, 20, 15, 25, 31PHX vs LAC · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 4, 22, 27, 24, 19, 23, 20, 23LAC @ PHX · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 8, 21, 17, 27, 37, 15, 18, 22PHX vs LAC · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 24, 25, 7, 6, 7, 8, 4, 22LAC @ PHX · W
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 2, 2, 13, 6, 6, 11, 2, 15LAC @ PHX · W
8.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST