FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 24, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 11 after three quarters and won 119–114.

Final · R1 · G4
MIL114
MIA119
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -11; Q4 MIA +5
Final · OT · R1 · G4
MEM111
LAL117
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL 0; OT1 LAL +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 24, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (DEN vs GSW), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · MIL @ MIA

Jimmy Butler scores 56, Miami rallies past Milwaukee

Miami trailed by 11 after three and won 119–114. First round series: Miami 3, Milwaukee 1. Brook Lopez scored 36 for Milwaukee in the loss.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7-11+5MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL33243225114
MIA28222841119
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 35, 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56MIA56 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 14, 4, 12, 8, 22, 18, 12, 15MIA15 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 8, 21, 20, 26, 10, 25, 6, 36MIL36 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 24, 31, 38, 24, 33, 28, 6, 26MIL26 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Second story · MEM @ LAL · R1 · G4

Lakers take Game 4, lead Memphis 3–1

117–111 in Los Angeles. The first round series continues. Austin Reaves led Lakers with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs LAL
G1 · @ MEMLAL128–112G2 · @ MEMMEM103–93G3 · @ LALLAL111–101G4 · @ LALLAL117–111Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 56 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 56

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.
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 35, 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56MIA vs MIL · W
36.5 PPG playoffs to date · +26.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl Malone UTA, Apr 7, 1998: 56 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Career high56 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 8, 21, 20, 26, 10, 25, 6, 36MIL @ MIA · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +22.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 21, 30, 24, 16, 22, 17, 18, 36MEM @ LAL · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 24, 31, 38, 24, 33, 28, 6, 26MIL @ MIA · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Nov 27, 2016: 26 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
26 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 20, 22, 12, 12, 23, 12, 13, 23LAL vs MEM · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 33, 16, 36, 30, 21, 28, 25, 22LAL vs MEM · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 20 REB · 7 AST