FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 26, 2022Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIN by 11 after three quarters and won 111–109.

Final · R1 · G5
ATL94
MIA97
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +3
Final · R1 · G5
MIN109
MEM111
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM -11; Q4 MEM +2
Final · R1 · G5
NOP97
PHX112
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +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 26, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (WAS vs SAS), 45 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · MIN @ MEM

Ja Morant scores 30, Memphis rallies past Minnesota

Memphis trailed by 11 after three and won 111–109. First round series: Memphis 3, Minnesota 2.

Game flow · MEM 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2-11+2MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN31243024109
MEM28252137111
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 17, 29, 21, 32, 23, 16, 11, 30MEM30 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 23, 14, 18, 17, 16, 26, 34, 25MEM25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 26, 21, 11, 29, 15, 8, 33, 28MIN28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 49, 8, 30, 36, 20, 19, 24, 22MIN22 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.4Reg. season avg25.3Last 3 playoff games

25.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.4 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 21 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · ATL @ MIA · R1 · G5

Miami finishes off Atlanta, wins the series 4–1

97–94 in Game 5 of the first round. Victor Oladipo led Miami with 23 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs MIA
G1 · @ MIAMIA115–91G2 · @ MIAMIA115–105G3 · @ ATLATL111–110G4 · @ ATLMIA110–86G5 · @ MIAMIA97–94Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Top performances

De'Andre Hunter leads the day with 35

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.
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 22, 22, 10, 14, 16, 17, 24, 35ATL @ MIA · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 9, 18, 0, 11, 19, 17, 8, 31PHX vs NOP · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 17, 29, 21, 32, 23, 16, 11, 30MEM vs MIN · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 26, 21, 11, 29, 15, 8, 33, 28MIN @ MEM · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 23, 14, 18, 17, 16, 26, 34, 25MEM vs MIN · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 5, 2, 7, 9, 21, 40, 6, 23MIA vs ATL · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST