FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 2, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 3 at halftime and won 111–105.

Final · R2 · G2
MIA105
NYK111
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +6
Final · R2 · G1
LAL117
GSW112
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +5
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 · 2021–22May 2, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL @ PHX), 45 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · MIA @ NYK

New York pulls level with Miami

Game 2 to New York, 111–105. The conference semifinals series is tied 1–1. Jalen Brunson led New York with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-3-1+6NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA29252328105
NYK31202535111
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 48, 27, 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30NYK30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 26, 3, 19, 22, 11, 7, 13, 25NYK25 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Caleb MartinPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 6, 15, 15, 12, 12, 2, 9, 22MIA22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 0, 15, 16, 2, 10, 22, 20, 21MIA21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · LAL @ GSW · R2 · G1

Lakers go up 1–0 on Golden State

Game 1 went to the Lakers, 117–112. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 30 points, 23 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWLAL117–112Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 30

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 24, 22, 13, 31, 12, 31, 16, 30LAL @ GSW · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 23 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 48, 27, 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30NYK vs MIA · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27GSW vs LAL · L
32.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 26, 3, 19, 22, 11, 7, 13, 25NYK vs MIA · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 21, 21, 13, 26, 25, 22, 16, 25GSW vs LAL · L
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 18, 7, 14, 19, 26, 21, 26, 24NYK vs MIA · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST