FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 25, 2023Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 10 after three quarters and won 119–117.

Final · R1 · G5
ATL119
BOS117
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL -10; Q4 ATL +2
Final · R1 · G5
MIN109
DEN112
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN 0; Q4 DEN +3
Final · R1 · G5
LAC130
PHX136
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +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 25, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (BKN vs BOS), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · ATL @ BOS

Trae Young scores 38 as Atlanta wins in Boston

Final: 119–117. Trae Young made 14 of 33 shots from the field. First round series: Atlanta 2, Boston 3. Jaylen Brown scored 35 for Boston in the loss.

Game flow · ATL 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+3-8-10+2ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL30282437119
BOS27392625117
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32, 35, 38ATL38 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 23, 19, 10, 12, 5, 8, 5, 22ATL22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 41, 18, 30, 12, 25, 29, 18, 15, 31, 35BOS35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29, 29, 31, 19BOS19 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Second story · LAC @ PHX · R1 · G5

Phoenix finishes off Clippers, wins the series 4–1

136–130 in Game 5 of the first round. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 47 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXLAC115–110G2 · @ PHXPHX123–109G3 · @ LACPHX129–124G4 · @ LACPHX112–100G5 · @ PHXPHX136–130Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.8Reg. season avg40.7Last 3 playoff games

40.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.8 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 47 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (40 games). Today: 3 points in 9 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: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 47

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: 29, 27, 22, 27, 15, 26, 38, 45, 30, 47PHX vs LAC · W
37.2 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, Feb 28, 2009: 46 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
47 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32, 35, 38ATL @ BOS · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 41, 18, 30, 12, 25, 29, 18, 15, 31, 35BOS vs ATL · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 26, 2, 20, 24, 40, 18, 19, 35DEN vs MIN · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 35, 18, 29, 27, 25, 28, 31, 31PHX vs LAC · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 26, 9, 19, 18, 41, 36, 34, 29MIN @ DEN · L
31.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST