FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 19, 2023Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 2 after three quarters and won 122–113.

Final · R1 · G2
LAL93
MEM103
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +10
Final · R1 · G2
MIA122
MIL138
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +26; Q3 MIL +33; Q4 MIL +16
Final · R1 · G2
MIN113
DEN122
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +9
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 19, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (MIA vs ATL), 45 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MIN @ DEN

Jamal Murray scores 40 as Denver beats Minnesota

Denver won 122–113. Jamal Murray: 40 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists. First round series: Denver 2, Minnesota 0. Anthony Edwards scored 41 for Minnesota in the loss.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+15-2+9DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN22274024113
DEN31332335122
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 26, 19, 21, 26, 2, 20, 24, 40DEN40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 22, 31, 31, 25, 14, 6, 13, 27DEN27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 37, 23, 33, 26, 9, 19, 18, 41MIN41 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 14, 10, 12, 10, 2, 21, 8, 19MIN19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · LAL @ MEM · R1 · G2

Memphis keeps Lakers at arm's length

The Lakers never led at a quarter break. Memphis won by 10. Xavier Tillman led Memphis with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs MEM
G1 · @ MEMLAL128–112G2 · @ MEMMEM103–93Game by game through Apr 19, winner and final score. Pink = MEM win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.6Reg. season avg22Today

22 points today in 25 minutes, against 7.6 a game in the regular season (61 games).

Losing minutes
−22.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg1.0Last 2 playoff games

1.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (5 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 22 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 41

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.
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 37, 23, 33, 26, 9, 19, 18, 41MIN @ DEN · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Ray Allen MIL, Jun 1, 2001: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 26, 19, 21, 26, 2, 20, 24, 40DEN vs MIN · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Sam Cassell MIN, May 4, 2004: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 18, 37, 33, 16, 36, 30, 21, 28LAL @ MEM · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 22, 31, 31, 25, 14, 6, 13, 27DEN vs MIN · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 24, 21, 8, 21, 20, 26, 10, 25MIL vs MIA · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 12, 35, 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25MIA @ MIL · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST