FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 28, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed GSW by 2 after the first quarter and won 118–99.

Final · R1 · G6
SAC118
GSW99
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +19
Final · R1 · G6
MEM85
LAL125
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +33; Q4 LAL +40
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 28, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (PHX @ NOP), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · SAC @ GSW

Sacramento evens the series with Golden State at 3–3

Sacramento won Game 6, 118–99, in the first round. Malik Monk led Sacramento with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+7+10+19SAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC23353228118
GSW2526291999
Who led
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 13, 4, 32, 18, 4, 16, 21, 28SAC28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24, 26, 38, 24, 26SAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29GSW29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 29, 20, 21, 21, 13, 26, 25, 22GSW22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.5Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.5 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 28 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 8 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 29.8 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · MEM @ LAL · R1 · G6

Lakers lead Memphis wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 125–85. Best quarter: the third, 41–25. D'Angelo Russell led Lakers with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs LAL
G1 · @ MEMLAL128–112G2 · @ MEMMEM103–93G3 · @ LALLAL111–101G4 · @ LALLAL117–111G5 · @ MEMMEM116–99G6 · @ LALLAL125–85Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Top performances

D'Angelo Russell leads the day with 31

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.
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 17, 2, 19, 5, 17, 17, 11, 31LAL vs MEM · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29GSW vs SAC · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 13, 4, 32, 18, 4, 16, 21, 28SAC @ GSW · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24, 26, 38, 24, 26SAC @ GSW · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 36, 30, 21, 28, 25, 22, 15, 22LAL vs MEM · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 29, 20, 21, 21, 13, 26, 25, 22GSW vs SAC · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST