FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 16, 2022Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 99–93.

Final · R1 · G1
UTA99
DAL93
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +6
Final · R1 · G1
MIN130
MEM117
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +13
Final · R1 · G1
TOR111
PHI131
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +20
Final · R1 · G1
DEN107
GSW123
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +16
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2020–21Apr 16, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (NYK @ DAL), 44 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · UTA @ DAL

Donovan Mitchell scores 32 as Utah wins in Dallas

Final: 99–93. Donovan Mitchell made 10 of 29 shots from the field. First round series: Utah 1, Dallas 0.

Game flow · UTA 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+8+6UTA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2025282699
DAL2320222893
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 26, 12, 33, 29, 26, 20, 18, 32UTA32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 27, 26, 11, 17, 13, 27, 21, 26UTA26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 12, 18, 21, 15, 24, 9, 18, 24DAL24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 12, 13, 8, 11, 13, 14, 8, 22DAL22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+20.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.5Reg. season avg38Today

38 points today in 38 minutes, against 17.5 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−11.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
30.6Reg. season avg19Today

19 points today in 37 minutes, against 30.6 a game in the regular season (68 games).

Second story · DEN @ GSW · R1 · G1

Golden State takes Game 1, leads Denver 1–0

123–107 in Golden State. The first round series continues. Jordan Poole led Golden State with 30 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–107Game by game through Apr 16, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 38

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.
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 13, 19, 11, 30, 22, 18, 25, 38PHI vs TOR · W
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 24, 18, 33, 18, 49, 8, 30, 36MIN @ MEM · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 26, 12, 33, 29, 26, 20, 18, 32UTA @ DAL · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 52, 38, 25, 22, 24, 37, 17, 29, 21, 32MEM vs MIN · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 25, 38, 31, 22, 19, 18, 22, 30GSW vs DEN · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 19, 16, 32, 28, 26, 21, 11, 29MIN @ MEM · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST