FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 12, 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 · G6
MIA99
PHI90
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +9
Final · R2 · G6
PHX86
DAL113
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +27
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 12, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (WAS @ ATL), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · MIA @ PHI

Jimmy Butler scores 32 as Miami wins in Philadelphia

Final: 99–90. Jimmy Butler made 13 of 29 shots from the field. Miami wins the conference semifinals series 4–2.

Game flow · MIA 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+1+11+9MIA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2821252599
PHI2523152790
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 45, 20, 36, 15, 22, 33, 40, 23, 32MIA32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 12, 15, 5, 9, 9, 6, 19, 20MIA20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 33, 21, 20, 33, 18, 24, 17, 20PHI20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 12, 25, 19, 34, 21, 18, 9, 20PHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
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: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · PHX @ DAL · R2 · G6

Dallas keeps Phoenix at arm's length

The Suns never led at a quarter break. Dallas won by 27. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs DAL
G1 · @ PHXPHX121–114G2 · @ PHXPHX129–109G3 · @ DALDAL103–94G4 · @ DALDAL111–101G5 · @ PHXPHX110–80G6 · @ DALDAL113–86Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Top performances

Luka Doncic 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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 33, 24, 45, 35, 26, 26, 28, 33DAL vs PHX · W
31.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 45, 20, 36, 15, 22, 33, 40, 23, 32MIA @ PHI · W
28.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 19, 22, 25, 9, 16, 14, 20, 21PHX @ DAL · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 12, 15, 5, 9, 9, 6, 19, 20MIA @ PHI · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 33, 21, 20, 33, 18, 24, 17, 20PHI vs MIA · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 12, 25, 19, 34, 21, 18, 9, 20PHI vs MIA · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST