FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 6, 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 · G3
MIA79
PHI99
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +20
Final · R2 · G3
PHX94
DAL103
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +9
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 6, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (BKN @ DAL), 45 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · PHX @ DAL

Dallas stays alive against Phoenix

A 103–94 win in Game 3 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 2–1. Jalen Brunson led Dallas with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+7+15+9DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX2024232794
DAL29223121103
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 41, 31, 23, 24, 24, 13, 9, 28DAL28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 39, 26, 30, 33, 24, 45, 35, 26DAL26 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 5, 1, 5, 10, 11, 9, 9, 11, 15, 19PHX19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 41, 32, 33, 25, 31, 13, 23, 30, 18PHX18 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · MIA @ PHI · R2 · G3

Steady Philadelphia beats Miami

Leads at every break, then a 99–79 final. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs PHI
G1 · @ MIAMIA106–92G2 · @ MIAMIA119–103G3 · @ PHIPHI99–79Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.5Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.5 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler 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.
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 20, 21, 45, 20, 36, 15, 22, 33MIA @ PHI · L
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 41, 31, 23, 24, 24, 13, 9, 28DAL vs PHX · W
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 39, 26, 30, 33, 24, 45, 35, 26DAL vs PHX · W
32.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 23, 19, 11, 12, 25, 19, 34, 21PHI vs MIA · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 11, 9, 6, 14, 12, 5, 3, 21PHI vs MIA · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 5, 1, 5, 10, 11, 9, 9, 11, 15, 19PHX @ DAL · L
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST