FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 27, 2022Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DEN by 8 after three quarters and won 102–98.

Final · R1 · G5
CHI100
MIL116
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +16
Final · R1 · G5
DEN98
GSW102
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW 0; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +4
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 27, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (BOS vs OKC), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · DEN @ GSW

Golden State rallies from 8 down to win Game 5

Denver led by 8 after three. Final: 102–98. Series: Golden State 4, Denver 1. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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+50-8+4GSW AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2523302098
GSW30182232102
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 8, 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33, 30GSW30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 36, 33, 41, 19, 21, 26, 32, 15GSW15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 38, 41, 35, 25, 26, 37, 37, 30DEN30 PTS · 19 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 4, 1, 17, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19DEN19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CHI @ MIL · R1 · G5

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Chicago

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–100. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs MIL
G1 · @ MILMIL93–86G2 · @ MILCHI114–110G3 · @ CHIMIL111–81G4 · @ CHIMIL119–95G5 · @ MILMIL116–100Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = MIL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.1Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 3 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 29.4 a game in the regular season (32 games). Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 33

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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 44, 28, 18, 29, 30, 27, 33, 18, 32, 33MIL vs CHI · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 38, 41, 35, 25, 26, 37, 37, 30DEN @ GSW · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 8, 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33, 30GSW vs DEN · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Patrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 5, 15, 35, 5, 10, 1, 20, 23CHI @ MIL · L
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Pat ConnaughtonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 2, 6, 10, 3, 3, 11, 5, 20MIL vs CHI · W
8.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 7, 13, 6, 24, 24, 19, 11, 19CHI @ MIL · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST