FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 5, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DEN by 2 after the first quarter and won 121–114.

Final · R2 · G3
BOS114
PHI102
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +12
Final · R2 · G3
DEN114
PHX121
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +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
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · DEN @ PHX

Devin Booker scores 47 as Phoenix beats Denver

Phoenix won 121–114. Devin Booker: 47 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists. Conference semifinals series: Phoenix 1, Denver 2.

Game flow · PHX 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+15+2+7PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN31213626114
PHX29382331121
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 26, 38, 45, 30, 47, 27, 35, 47PHX47 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 27, 25, 28, 31, 31, 29, 24, 39PHX39 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 24, 40, 18, 19, 35, 34, 10, 32DEN32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 13, 27, 20, 43, 28, 24, 39, 30DEN30 PTS · 17 REB · 17 AST
Second story · BOS @ PHI · R2 · G3

Boston beats Philadelphia by 12, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 114–102. Series: 2–1. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs PHI
G1 · @ BOSPHI119–115G2 · @ BOSBOS121–87G3 · @ PHIBOS114–102Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.8Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 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
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 7 points, 0 rebounds, 6 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: 27, 15, 26, 38, 45, 30, 47, 27, 35, 47PHX vs DEN · W
36.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 31, 2006: 47 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
47 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 27, 25, 28, 31, 31, 29, 24, 39PHX vs DEN · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 24, 40, 18, 19, 35, 34, 10, 32DEN @ PHX · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 13, 27, 20, 43, 28, 24, 39, 30DEN @ PHX · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Draymond Green GSW, Jan 2, 2016: 29 PTS · 17 REB · 14 AST
30 PTS · 17 REB · 17 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 28, 52, 21, 26, 20, 14, 15, 30PHI vs BOS · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 29, 29, 31, 19, 30, 39, 7, 27BOS @ PHI · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST