FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 19, 2022Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G2
BOS127
MIA102
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +25
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 19, 2021: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ LAL), 37 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · BOS @ MIA

Boston evens the series with Miami at 1–1

Boston won Game 2, 127–102, in the conference finals. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+25+25+25BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS35352631127
MIA24212631102
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 29, 10, 30, 34, 46, 23, 29, 27BOS27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 20, 10, 9, 18, 15, 21, 11, 24BOS24 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 15, 22, 33, 40, 23, 32, 41, 29MIA29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 10, 7, 0, 2, 15, 7, 17, 14MIA14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.4Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 29 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Reg. season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 29

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: 20, 36, 15, 22, 33, 40, 23, 32, 41, 29MIA vs BOS · L
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 29, 10, 30, 34, 46, 23, 29, 27BOS @ MIA · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 20, 10, 9, 18, 15, 21, 11, 24BOS @ MIA · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 30, 27, 18, 26, 22, 19, 24, 24BOS @ MIA · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Grant WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 21, 9, 9, 0, 2, 27, 7, 19BOS @ MIA · W
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 10, 7, 0, 2, 15, 7, 17, 14MIA vs BOS · L
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST