FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 6, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed GSW by 7 after the first quarter and won 127–97.

Final · R2 · G3
NYK86
MIA105
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +19
Final · R2 · G3
GSW97
LAL127
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +30
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 6, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (MIA @ PHI), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · GSW @ LAL

Lakers rout Golden State in Game 3

127–97, a 30-point win. Series: Lakers 2, Golden State 1. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+11+18+30LAL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW3018202997
LAL23362741127
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 13, 31, 12, 31, 16, 30, 11, 25LAL25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 28, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23, 21LAL21 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 20, 18, 20, 13, 17, 15, 11, 16GSW16 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · NYK @ MIA · R2 · G3

Miami leads New York wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 105–86. Best quarter: the first, 29–21. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs MIA
G1 · @ NYKMIA108–101G2 · @ NYKNYK111–105G3 · @ MIAMIA105–86Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (5 games). Today: 9 points in 9 minutes.

Cooling off
−9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.4Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 28

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: 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56, 42, 25, 28MIA vs NYK · W
34.4 PPG playoffs to date · −7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 13, 31, 12, 31, 16, 30, 11, 25LAL vs GSW · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20, 23GSW @ LAL · L
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 28, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23, 21LAL vs GSW · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 5, 17, 17, 11, 31, 19, 10, 21LAL vs GSW · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 48, 27, 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30, 20NYK @ MIA · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST