FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 26, 2023Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 16 after three quarters and won 128–126.

Final · R1 · G5
NYK106
CLE95
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +11
Final · R1 · G5
LAL99
MEM116
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +17
Final · OT · R1 · G5
MIA128
MIL126
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -16; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +2
Final · R1 · G5
GSW123
SAC116
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +7
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 26, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: De'Andre Hunter (ATL @ MIA), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · MIA @ MIL

Jimmy Butler scores 42 as Miami beats Milwaukee

Miami won 128–126. Jimmy Butler: 42 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists. Miami wins the first round series 4–1. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 38 for Milwaukee in the loss.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-6-160+2MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIA3627233210128
MIL333633168126
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56, 42MIA42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 2, 6, 0, 15, 16, 2, 10, 22MIA22 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 31, 38, 24, 33, 28, 6, 26, 38MIL38 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 13, 19, 0, 33, 16, 23, 14, 33MIL33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+19.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg42.7Last 3 playoff games

42.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 42 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg1.3Last 3 playoff games

1.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (5 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 24.3 a game in the regular season (33 games). Line: 33 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · GSW @ SAC · R1 · G5

Golden State beats Sacramento by 7, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 123–116. Series: 3–2. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs SAC
G1 · @ SACSAC126–123G2 · @ SACSAC114–106G3 · @ GSWGSW114–97G4 · @ GSWGSW126–125G5 · @ SACGSW123–116Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 42

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: 35, 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56, 42MIA @ MIL · W
37.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Glen Rice CHH, Jan 21, 1997: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 31, 38, 24, 33, 28, 6, 26, 38MIL vs MIA · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 30, 24, 16, 22, 17, 18, 36, 33MEM vs LAL · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 13, 19, 0, 33, 16, 23, 14, 33MIL vs MIA · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 14, 16, 24, 22, 13, 31, 12, 31LAL @ MEM · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 36, 10, 17, 23, 12, 18, 45, 19, 31MEM vs LAL · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST