FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 21, 2022Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIN by 18 after the first quarter and won 104–95.

Final · R1 · G3
MEM104
MIN95
Q1 MEM -18; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM -16; Q4 MEM +9
Final · R1 · G3
DAL126
UTA118
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +8
Final · R1 · G3
GSW118
DEN113
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +5
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 21, 2021: 12 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (NYK vs ATL), 40 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · MEM @ MIN

Memphis wins Game 3 over Minnesota, 104–95

First round series: Memphis 2, Minnesota 1. Desmond Bane led Memphis with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-7-16+9MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM21232337104
MIN3912321295
Who led
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 22, 16, 23, 14, 18, 17, 16, 26MEM26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Brandon ClarkePoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 10, 11, 4, 11, 20, 13, 13, 20MEM20 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 13, 24, 22, 17, 29, 10, 11, 22MIN22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 33, 18, 49, 8, 30, 36, 20, 19MIN19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+15.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.3Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.3 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

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: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · GSW @ DEN · R1 · G3

Golden State handles Denver by 5

The Warriors won the second quarter 35–27. Final: 118–113. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs DEN
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–107G2 · @ GSWGSW126–106G3 · @ DENGSW118–113Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 37

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 37, 38, 38, 41, 35, 25, 26, 37DEN vs GSW · L
29.3 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 33, 29, 26, 20, 18, 32, 34, 32UTA vs DAL · L
32.7 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 21, 15, 24, 9, 18, 24, 41, 31DAL @ UTA · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 15, 34, 8, 47, 3, 16, 34, 27GSW @ DEN · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 31, 22, 19, 18, 22, 30, 29, 27GSW @ DEN · W
28.7 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 22, 16, 23, 14, 18, 17, 16, 26MEM @ MIN · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST