FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 8, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed GSW by 7 after three quarters and won 104–101.

Final · R2 · G4
NYK101
MIA109
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +8
Final · R2 · G4
GSW101
LAL104
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +3
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 8, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (MIA @ PHI), 40 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · GSW @ LAL

Lakers take Game 4, lead Golden State 3–1

104–101 in Los Angeles. The conference semifinals series continues. LeBron James led Lakers with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · LAL 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+1-3-7+3LAL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW21313217101
LAL22272827104
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23, 21, 27LAL27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 31, 12, 31, 16, 30, 11, 25, 23LAL23 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20, 23, 31GSW31 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 18, 20, 13, 17, 15, 11, 16, 17GSW17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · NYK @ MIA · R2 · G4

Miami never trails at a break against New York

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 109–101. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs MIA
G1 · @ NYKMIA108–101G2 · @ NYKNYK111–105G3 · @ MIAMIA105–86G4 · @ MIAMIA109–101Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.5Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 16 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 29.8 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 32

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.
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30, 20, 32NYK @ MIA · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20, 23, 31GSW @ LAL · L
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Nov 23, 2016: 31 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
31 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56, 42, 25, 28, 27MIA vs NYK · W
33.5 PPG playoffs to date · −7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23, 21, 27LAL vs GSW · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 14, 19, 26, 21, 26, 24, 14, 24NYK @ MIA · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 31, 12, 31, 16, 30, 11, 25, 23LAL vs GSW · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST