FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 3, 2022Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
MIL86
BOS109
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +23
Final · R2 · G2
GSW101
MEM106
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM 0; Q4 MEM +5
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 · 2020–21May 3, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ NOP), 41 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · GSW @ MEM

Ja Morant scores 47 as Memphis beats Golden State

Memphis won 106–101. Ja Morant: 47 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists. Conference semifinals series: Memphis 1, Golden State 1.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+50+5MEM AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW25262624101
MEM33232129106
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 32, 23, 16, 11, 30, 17, 34, 47MEM47 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Ziaire WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 19, 18, 4, 13, 5, 6, 0, 14MEM14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33, 30, 24, 27GSW27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 22, 30, 29, 27, 11, 8, 31, 20GSW20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · MIL @ BOS · R2 · G2

Boston keeps Milwaukee at arm's length

The Bucks never led at a quarter break. Boston won by 23. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSMIL101–89G2 · @ BOSBOS109–86Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.8Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.8 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 29.4 a game in the regular season (32 games). Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 47

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.
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 32, 23, 16, 11, 30, 17, 34, 47MEM vs GSW · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Feb 6, 2010: 47 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
47 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 22, 18, 23, 22, 23, 22, 12, 30BOS vs MIL · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 16, 31, 31, 19, 39, 29, 21, 29BOS vs MIL · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 30, 27, 33, 18, 32, 33, 24, 28MIL @ BOS · L
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33, 30, 24, 27GSW @ MEM · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Grant WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 4, 9, 7, 17, 7, 14, 8, 21BOS vs MIL · W
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST