FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 10, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 10 after the first quarter and won 112–103.

Final · R2 · G5
MIA103
NYK112
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +9
Final · R2 · G5
LAL106
GSW121
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +15
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 10, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL @ PHX), 28 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · MIA @ NYK

Jalen Brunson scores 38, New York rallies past Miami

New York trailed by 10 after one and won 112–103. Conference semifinals series: New York 2, Miami 3.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+3+10+9NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA24232729103
NYK14363428112
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30, 20, 32, 38NYK38 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 19, 26, 21, 26, 24, 14, 24, 26NYK26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 25, 30, 56, 42, 25, 28, 27, 19MIA19 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 12, 15, 20, 16, 15, 17, 23, 18MIA18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.6Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.6 in the regular season (22 games). Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 29.8 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · LAL @ GSW · R2 · G5

Golden State keeps Lakers at arm's length

The Lakers never led at a quarter break. Golden State won by 15. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWLAL117–112G2 · @ GSWGSW127–100G3 · @ LALLAL127–97G4 · @ LALLAL104–101G5 · @ GSWGSW121–106Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 38

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, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30, 20, 32, 38NYK vs MIA · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20, 23, 31, 27GSW vs LAL · W
30.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 19, 26, 21, 26, 24, 14, 24, 26NYK vs MIA · W
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 20, 13, 17, 15, 11, 16, 17, 25GSW vs LAL · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23, 21, 27, 25LAL @ GSW · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 3, 19, 22, 11, 7, 13, 25, 10, 20, 24NYK vs MIA · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST