FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 21, 2023Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 130–122.

Final · R1 · G3
BOS122
ATL130
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +8
Final · R1 · G3
CLE79
NYK99
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +20
Final · R1 · G3
DEN120
MIN111
Q1 DEN 0; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +6; 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 21, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (DEN vs GSW), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · BOS @ ATL

Trae Young scores 32 in Atlanta win over Boston

Final: 130–122. Trae Young added 6 rebounds and 9 assists. First round series: Atlanta 1, Boston 2.

Game flow · ATL 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 Q3Final0-4+7+7+8ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS37302629122
ATL33412630130
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 10, 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32ATL32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 25, 17, 19, 19, 18, 24, 29, 25ATL25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 28, 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29, 29BOS29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 13, 14, 10, 14, 17, 11, 14, 24BOS24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · DEN @ MIN · R1 · G3

Denver handles Minnesota by 9

The Nuggets won the second quarter 33–27. Final: 120–111. Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs MIN
G1 · @ DENDEN109–80G2 · @ DENDEN122–113G3 · @ MINDEN120–111Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.4Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 11 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (44 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 29.0 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 36

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: 11, 37, 23, 33, 26, 9, 19, 18, 41, 36MIN vs DEN · L
31.7 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 10, 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32ATL vs BOS · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 28, 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29, 29BOS @ ATL · L
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 22, 22, 30, 24, 28, 11, 10, 27MIN vs DEN · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 25, 17, 19, 19, 18, 24, 29, 25ATL vs BOS · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 19, 15, 10, 29, 23, 15, 18, 16, 25DEN @ MIN · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST