FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 17, 2022Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1
ATL91
MIA115
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +26; Q4 MIA +24
Final · R1 · G1
BKN114
BOS115
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS 0; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +1
Final · R1 · G1
CHI86
MIL93
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +7
Final · R1 · G1
NOP99
PHX110
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +11
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 17, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ BOS), 47 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · BKN @ BOS

Jayson Tatum scores 31, Boston holds off Brooklyn

Final: 115–114. Jayson Tatum added 4 rebounds and 8 assists. First round series: Boston 1, Brooklyn 0. Kyrie Irving scored 39 for Brooklyn in the loss.

Game flow · BOS 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+11+1BOS AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BKN28332429114
BOS29323519115
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 26, 34, 23, 31, 22, 16, 31, 31BOS31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 31, 28, 32, 32, 25, 22, 18, 23BOS23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 25, 31, 42, 24, 18, 35, 34, 39BKN39 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 26, 55, 18, 32, 36, 20, 25, 23BKN23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+16.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.9Reg. season avg27Today

27 points today in 23 minutes, against 10.9 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−20.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.4Reg. season avg8Today

8 points today in 28 minutes, against 28.4 a game in the regular season (76 games).

Second story · CHI @ MIL · R1 · G1

Milwaukee leads Chicago wire to wire

Milwaukee was ahead at every break and won 93–86. Best quarter: the first, 34–21. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 27 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs MIL
G1 · @ MILMIL93–86Game by game through Apr 17, winner and final score. Pink = MIL win.
Top performances

Kyrie Irving 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.
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 25, 31, 42, 24, 18, 35, 34, 39BKN @ BOS · L
39.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 26, 34, 23, 31, 22, 16, 31, 31BOS vs BKN · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 17, 19, 15, 8, 11, 6, 16, 30PHX vs NOP · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 30, 40, 44, 28, 18, 29, 30, 27MIL vs CHI · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 15, 5, 8, 0, 21, 8, 9, 27MIA vs ATL · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 19, 23, 23, 16, 0, 32, 19, 25NOP @ PHX · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST