FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 25, 2022Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4
BOS116
BKN112
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +4
Final · R1 · G5
TOR103
PHI88
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +15
Final · R1 · G5
UTA77
DAL102
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +26; Q4 DAL +25
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 25, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs SAC), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · BOS @ BKN

Boston closes out Brooklyn in four

Boston won Game 4, 116–112, to take the first round series 4–0. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Kevin Durant 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+4+8+12+4BOS AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS30283226116
BKN26242834112
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 31, 22, 16, 31, 31, 19, 39, 29BOS29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 32, 25, 22, 18, 23, 22, 23, 22BOS22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 55, 18, 32, 36, 20, 25, 23, 27, 16, 39BKN39 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 16, 15, 12, 0, 9, 16, 10, 23BKN23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · TOR @ PHI · R1 · G5

Toronto leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Toronto was ahead at every break and won 103–88. Best quarter: the first, 29–27. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs PHI
G1 · @ PHIPHI131–111G2 · @ PHIPHI112–97G3 · @ TORPHI104–101G4 · @ TORTOR110–102G5 · @ PHITOR103–88Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.3Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.3 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg2.0Last 3 playoff games

2.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.2Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 37.2 a game in the regular season (55 games). Line: 39 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant 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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 55, 18, 32, 36, 20, 25, 23, 27, 16, 39BKN vs BOS · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 35, 36, 32, 26, 39, 26, 30, 33DAL vs UTA · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 31, 22, 16, 31, 31, 19, 39, 29BOS @ BKN · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 24, 9, 18, 24, 41, 31, 23, 24DAL vs UTA · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · −5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 31, 37, 29, 24, 20, 12, 34, 23TOR @ PHI · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 16, 15, 12, 0, 9, 16, 10, 23BKN vs BOS · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST