FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 7, 2022Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 4 at halftime and won 103–101.

Final · R2 · G3
BOS101
MIL103
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +2
Final · R2 · G3
MEM112
GSW142
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +30
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 7, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Bojan Bogdanovic (UTA vs DEN), 48 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · BOS @ MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts 42 and 12 as Milwaukee beats Boston

42 points and 12 rebounds in a 103–101 win. Conference semifinals series: Milwaukee 2, Boston 1.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4+13+2MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS19311734101
MIL22243423103
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 27, 33, 18, 32, 33, 24, 28, 42MIL42 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 15, 15, 16, 26, 10, 25, 19, 25MIL25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 23, 22, 23, 22, 12, 30, 27BOS27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 13, 20, 16, 3, 13, 12, 11, 22BOS22 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Second story · MEM @ GSW · R2 · G3

Golden State beats Memphis by 30, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 142–112. Series: 2–1. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs GSW
G1 · @ MEMGSW117–116G2 · @ MEMMEM106–101G3 · @ GSWGSW142–112Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.4Reg. season avg38.3Last 3 playoff games

38.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 34 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.3 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 42

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: 29, 30, 27, 33, 18, 32, 33, 24, 28, 42MIL vs BOS · W
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Jan 21, 2024: 42 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 23, 16, 11, 30, 17, 34, 47, 34MEM @ GSW · L
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 47, 3, 16, 34, 27, 33, 30, 24, 27, 30GSW vs MEM · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 23, 22, 23, 22, 12, 30, 27BOS @ MIL · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 30, 29, 27, 11, 8, 31, 20, 27GSW vs MEM · W
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 15, 15, 16, 26, 10, 25, 19, 25MIL vs BOS · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST