FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 24, 2022Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed PHX by 2 at halftime and won 118–103.

Final · R1 · G4
MIL119
CHI95
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +24
Final · R1 · G4
GSW121
DEN126
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +5
Final · R1 · G4
MIA110
ATL86
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +24
Final · R1 · G4
PHX103
NOP118
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP -2; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +15
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 24, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Porter Jr. (DEN vs HOU), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · PHX @ NOP

Brandon Ingram scores 30 in New Orleans win over Phoenix

Final: 118–103. Brandon Ingram added 4 rebounds and 5 assists. First round series: New Orleans 2, Phoenix 2.

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-2+10+15NOP AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX22292329103
NOP25243534118
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 15, 17, 27, 30, 18, 37, 34, 30NOP30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 14, 8, 22, 8, 18, 10, 6, 26NOP26 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 16, 9, 22, 19, 21, 10, 28, 23PHX23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 9, 6, 6, 11, 7, 10, 15, 14PHX14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIA @ ATL · R1 · G4

Miami takes Game 4, leads Atlanta 3–1

110–86 in Atlanta. The first round series continues. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 36 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs ATL
G1 · @ MIAMIA115–91G2 · @ MIAMIA115–105G3 · @ ATLATL111–110G4 · @ ATLMIA110–86Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.4Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 36 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 3 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

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: 26, 37, 38, 38, 41, 35, 25, 26, 37, 37DEN vs GSW · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 27, 24, 22, 27, 20, 21, 45, 20, 36MIA @ ATL · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 34, 8, 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33GSW @ DEN · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 40, 44, 28, 18, 29, 30, 27, 33, 18, 32MIL @ CHI · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 17 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 13, 36, 33, 41, 19, 21, 26, 32GSW @ DEN · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 15, 17, 27, 30, 18, 37, 34, 30NOP vs PHX · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST