FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 15, 2023Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed GSW by 6 at halftime and won 126–123.

Final · R1 · G1
BKN101
PHI121
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +20
Final · R1 · G1
ATL99
BOS112
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +30; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +13
Final · R1 · G1
NYK101
CLE97
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +4
Final · R1 · G1
GSW123
SAC126
Q1 SAC 0; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +3
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 · 2021–22Apr 15, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (ATL @ CLE), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · GSW @ SAC

De'Aaron Fox scores 38, Sacramento holds off Golden State

Final: 126–123. De'Aaron Fox added 1 rebound and 5 assists. First round series: Sacramento 1, Golden State 0.

Game flow · SAC 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 Q3Final00-6+1+3SAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW29322933123
SAC29263635126
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 29, 18, 20, 28, 23, 28, 13, 38SAC38 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 8, 12, 19, 20, 17, 13, 4, 32SAC32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 20, 39, 33, 21, 34, 25, 26, 30GSW30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 21, 15, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 21GSW21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · NYK @ CLE · R1 · G1

New York controls Cleveland start to finish

New York won 101–97, leading by as many as 8 at a break. Jalen Brunson led New York with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs CLE
G1 · @ CLENYK101–97Game by game through Apr 15, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+18.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.5Reg. season avg32Today

32 points today in 29 minutes, against 13.5 a game in the regular season (77 games).

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Cooling off
−12.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg7Today

7 points today in 31 minutes, against 19.6 a game in the regular season (73 games).

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 38

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 31, 31, 22, 44, 42, 40, 43, 38CLE vs NYK · L
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 29, 18, 20, 28, 23, 28, 13, 38SAC vs GSW · W
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 8, 12, 19, 20, 17, 13, 4, 32SAC vs GSW · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 20, 39, 33, 21, 34, 25, 26, 30GSW @ SAC · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 44, 27, 42, 30, 24, 26, 22, 30BKN @ PHI · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 27, 27, 41, 18, 30, 12, 25, 29BOS vs ATL · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST