FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 20, 2022Playoffs · 3 games
← Apr 19CalendarApr 21 →

3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by BOS (vs BKN) and PHI (vs TOR).

Final · R1 · G2
BKN107
BOS114
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +7
Final · OT · R1 · G3
PHI104
TOR101
Q1 PHI -10; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +3
Final · R1 · G2
CHI114
MIL110
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +4
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 20, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Paul George (LAC @ POR), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · PHI @ TOR

Joel Embiid scores 33, Philadelphia wins in overtime

Tied 95–95 after regulation. Final: 104–101. First round series: Philadelphia 3, Toronto 0.

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-10-10+3PHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
PHI192728219104
TOR292719206101
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 29, 44, 45, 30, 41, 19, 31, 33PHI33 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 12, 21, 11, 13, 22, 22, 14, 19PHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 16, 14, 22, 14, 8, 20, 26, 26TOR26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 29, 17, 19, 14, 30, 26, 17, 9, 0, 24TOR24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.5Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.5 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 19 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg8.0Last 2 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · BKN @ BOS · R1 · G2

Boston goes up 2–0 on Brooklyn

Game 2 went to the Celtics, 114–107. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · BKN vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS115–114G2 · @ BOSBOS114–107Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

DeMar DeRozan 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.
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 32, 50, 26, 40, 16, 17, 18, 41CHI @ MIL · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Anfernee Hardaway ORL, May 1, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 40, 44, 28, 18, 29, 30, 27, 33MIL vs CHI · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 29, 44, 45, 30, 41, 19, 31, 33PHI @ TOR · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 26, 55, 18, 32, 36, 20, 25, 23, 27BKN @ BOS · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 16, 14, 22, 14, 8, 20, 26, 26TOR vs PHI · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 17, 5, 14, 28, 15, 17, 18, 25MIL vs CHI · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST