FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 4, 2022Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DAL by 2 at halftime and won 129–109.

Final · R2 · G2
PHI103
MIA119
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +16
Final · R2 · G2
DAL109
PHX129
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +20
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 4, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (BKN @ MIL), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · DAL @ PHX

D-Book pours in 30, Phoenix beats Dallas

Devin Booker finished with 30 points in a 129–109 win. Conference semifinals series: Phoenix 2, Dallas 0. Luka Doncic scored 35 for Dallas in the loss.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-2+6+20PHX AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL28322326109
PHX32263140129
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 41, 32, 33, 25, 31, 13, 23, 30PHX30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 30, 17, 28, 4, 22, 33, 19, 28PHX28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 26, 39, 26, 30, 33, 24, 45, 35DAL35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Reggie BullockPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 15, 11, 12, 11, 9, 6, 7, 16DAL16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · PHI @ MIA · R2 · G2

Miami never trails at a break against Philadelphia

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 119–103. Bam Adebayo led Miami with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs MIA
G1 · @ MIAMIA106–92G2 · @ MIAMIA119–103Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Top performances

Luka Doncic 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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 26, 39, 26, 30, 33, 24, 45, 35DAL @ PHX · L
33.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 38, 23, 19, 11, 12, 25, 19, 34PHI @ MIA · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 41, 32, 33, 25, 31, 13, 23, 30PHX vs DAL · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 30, 17, 28, 4, 22, 33, 19, 28PHX vs DAL · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 24, 6, 9, 13, 14, 20, 24, 23MIA vs PHI · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 27, 20, 21, 45, 20, 36, 15, 22MIA vs PHI · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST