FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 23, 2023Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by GSW (vs SAC) and MIN (vs DEN).

Final · R1 · G4
CLE93
NYK102
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +9
Final · R1 · G4
SAC125
GSW126
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +1
Final · R1 · G4
BOS129
ATL121
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +8
Final · OT · R1 · G4
DEN108
MIN114
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN 0; OT1 MIN +6
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 23, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (BOS @ BKN), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · SAC @ GSW

Stephen Curry scores 32, Golden State holds off Sacramento

Final: 126–125. Stephen Curry added 5 rebounds and 4 assists. First round series: Golden State 2, Sacramento 2. De'Aaron Fox scored 38 for Sacramento in the loss.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-4+10+1GSW AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC32372333125
GSW31343724126
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32GSW32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 21, 21, 13, 26GSW26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24, 26, 38SAC38 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Keegan MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 21, 11, 9, 14, 2, 2, 6, 23SAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.6Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 34 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg9.5Last 2 playoff games

9.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · DEN @ MIN · R1 · G4

Minnesota stays alive against Denver

A 114–108 win in Game 4 cuts the first round deficit to 3–1. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs MIN
G1 · @ DENDEN109–80G2 · @ DENDEN122–113G3 · @ MINDEN120–111G4 · @ MINMIN114–108Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 43

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 31, 25, 14, 6, 13, 27, 20, 43DEN @ MIN · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +23.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James LAL, Jan 2, 2023: 43 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Ties season high43 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24, 26, 38SAC @ GSW · L
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32, 35ATL vs BOS · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 33, 26, 9, 19, 18, 41, 36, 34MIN vs DEN · W
32.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32GSW vs SAC · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29, 29, 31BOS @ ATL · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST