FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 8, 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 · G4
PHX101
DAL111
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +10
Final · R2 · G4
MIA108
PHI116
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +8
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 8, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (WAS @ IND), 50 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · MIA @ PHI

James Harden hits six threes, Philadelphia tops Miami

31 points for James Harden. Final: 116–108. Conference semifinals series: Philadelphia 2, Miami 2. Jimmy Butler scored 40 for Miami in the loss.

Game flow · PHI 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+2+8+4+8PHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA28282923108
PHI30342527116
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 19, 22, 15, 22, 16, 20, 17, 31PHI31 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 41, 19, 31, 33, 21, 20, 33, 18, 24PHI24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 21, 45, 20, 36, 15, 22, 33, 40MIA40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 9, 13, 14, 20, 24, 23, 9, 21MIA21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · PHX @ DAL · R2 · G4

Dallas controls Phoenix start to finish

Dallas won 111–101, leading by as many as 12 at a break. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs DAL
G1 · @ PHXPHX121–114G2 · @ PHXPHX129–109G3 · @ DALDAL103–94G4 · @ DALDAL111–101Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.4Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 40 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 40

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: 27, 20, 21, 45, 20, 36, 15, 22, 33, 40MIA @ PHI · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Stephen Curry GSW, Jan 6, 2017: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 41, 32, 33, 25, 31, 13, 23, 30, 18, 35PHX @ DAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 19, 22, 15, 22, 16, 20, 17, 31PHI vs MIA · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 39, 26, 30, 33, 24, 45, 35, 26, 26DAL vs PHX · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 41, 19, 31, 33, 21, 20, 33, 18, 24PHI vs MIA · W
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dorian Finney-SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 14, 11, 13, 18, 15, 2, 14, 24DAL vs PHX · W
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST