FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 22, 2022Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIA by 8 after three quarters and won 111–110.

Final · R1 · G3
MIA110
ATL111
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +1
Final · R1 · G3
MIL111
CHI81
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +31; Q4 MIL +30
Final · R1 · G3
PHX114
NOP111
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +3
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 22, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (BOS vs PHX), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · MIA @ ATL

Atlanta stays alive against Miami

A 111–110 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Trae Young led Atlanta with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+7-8+1ATL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA24303125110
ATL22391634111
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 30, 35, 28, 24, 38, 8, 25, 24ATL24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 18, 25, 14, 13, 19, 6, 29, 18ATL18 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 12, 19, 18, 35, 15, 6, 15, 24MIA24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 7, 27, 24, 22, 27, 20, 21, 45, 20MIA20 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Second story · PHX @ NOP · R1 · G3

Phoenix holds off New Orleans, 114–111

Phoenix led 81–79 after three and held on to win by three. Chris Paul led Phoenix with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs NOP
G1 · @ PHXPHX110–99G2 · @ PHXNOP125–114G3 · @ NOPPHX114–111Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 12 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Ingram leads the day with 34

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.
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 29, 15, 17, 27, 30, 18, 37, 34NOP vs PHX · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 23, 16, 0, 32, 19, 25, 23, 30NOP vs PHX · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 15, 8, 11, 6, 16, 30, 17, 28PHX @ NOP · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 14, 16, 9, 22, 19, 21, 10, 28PHX @ NOP · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 30, 35, 28, 24, 38, 8, 25, 24ATL vs MIA · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 12, 19, 18, 35, 15, 6, 15, 24MIA @ ATL · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST