FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 18, 2023Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 123–109.

Final · R1 · G2
ATL106
BOS119
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +13
Final · R1 · G2
NYK90
CLE107
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +20; Q3 CLE +22; Q4 CLE +17
Final · R1 · G2
LAC109
PHX123
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX 0; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +14
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 18, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (DAL vs UTA), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · LAC @ PHX

D-Book pours in 38, Phoenix beats Clippers

Devin Booker finished with 38 points in a 123–109 win. First round series: Phoenix 1, Clippers 1.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-50+5+14PHX AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC29302822109
PHX24353331123
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 24, 29, 27, 22, 27, 15, 26, 38PHX38 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 37, 16, 30, 35, 18, 29, 27, 25PHX25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 22, 12, 40, 25, 27, 25, 38, 31LAC31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 36, 4, 24, 14, 20, 25, 9, 28LAC28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · ATL @ BOS · R1 · G2

Boston leads Atlanta wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 119–106. Best quarter: the second, 33–24. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS112–99G2 · @ BOSBOS119–106Game by game through Apr 18, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.4Reg. season avg25.0Last 2 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 12.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg16.0Last 2 playoff games

16.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.6Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 34.6 a game in the regular season (53 games). Line: 38 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker 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.
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 24, 29, 27, 22, 27, 15, 26, 38PHX vs LAC · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 13, 17, 27, 20, 20, 16, 17, 32CLE vs NYK · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 22, 12, 40, 25, 27, 25, 38, 31LAC @ PHX · L
34.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 36, 34, 28, 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29BOS vs ATL · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 21, 25, 17, 19, 19, 18, 24, 29ATL @ BOS · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 36, 4, 24, 14, 20, 25, 9, 28LAC @ PHX · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST