FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 11, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 2 after three quarters and won 95–86.

Final · R2 · G6
BOS95
PHI86
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +9
Final · R2 · G6
DEN125
PHX100
Q1 DEN +18; Q2 DEN +30; Q3 DEN +27; Q4 DEN +25
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 11, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL @ BOS), 40 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · BOS @ PHI

Boston pulls level with Philadelphia

Game 6 to Boston, 95–86. The conference semifinals series is tied 3–3. Marcus Smart led Boston with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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+7+7-2+9BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2921212495
PHI2221301386
Who led
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 10, 22, 12, 15, 15, 21, 14, 22BOS22 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 19, 30, 39, 7, 27, 24, 36, 19BOS19 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 52, 21, 26, 20, 14, 15, 30, 34, 33, 26PHI26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 33, 25, 16, 26, 13, 13, 14, 30, 26PHI26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.5Reg. season avg38.0Last 3 playoff games

38.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 3 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 31 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · DEN @ PHX · R2 · G6

Steady Denver beats Phoenix

Leads at every break, then a 125–100 final. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs PHX
G1 · @ DENDEN125–107G2 · @ DENDEN97–87G3 · @ PHXPHX121–114G4 · @ PHXPHX129–124G5 · @ DENDEN118–102G6 · @ PHXDEN125–100Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Top performances

Nikola Jokic 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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 43, 28, 24, 39, 30, 53, 29, 32DEN @ PHX · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant OKC, Dec 1, 2013: 32 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
32 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Cameron PaynePoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 13, 0, 5, 2, 7, 5, 7, 31PHX vs DEN · L
8.1 PPG playoffs to date · +26.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 52, 21, 26, 20, 14, 15, 30, 34, 33, 26PHI vs BOS · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 40, 18, 19, 35, 34, 10, 32, 28, 19, 26DEN @ PHX · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 33, 25, 16, 26, 13, 13, 14, 30, 26PHI vs BOS · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 31, 31, 29, 24, 39, 36, 26, 23PHX vs DEN · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST