FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 25, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G5
MIA97
BOS110
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +13
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 25, 2022: 1 game. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (BOS @ MIA), 25 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · MIA @ BOS

Boston stays alive against Miami

A 110–97 win in Game 5 cuts the conference finals deficit to 3–2. Derrick White led Boston with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · BOS 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+15+17+18+13BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2024282597
BOS35262920110
Who led
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 7, 9, 3, 11, 11, 9, 16, 24BOS24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 14, 22, 7, 13, 7, 8, 11, 23BOS23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 3, 17, 6, 0, 15, 22, 2, 18MIA18 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 23, 18, 23, 20, 22, 13, 10, 16MIA16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.4Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (42 games). Today: 18 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in the regular season (52 games). Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Derrick White leads the day with 24

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.
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 7, 9, 3, 11, 11, 9, 16, 24BOS vs MIA · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 14, 22, 7, 13, 7, 8, 11, 23BOS vs MIA · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 36, 19, 51, 30, 34, 14, 33, 21BOS vs MIA · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · −7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 24, 17, 25, 22, 16, 12, 17, 21BOS vs MIA · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 3, 17, 6, 0, 15, 22, 2, 18MIA @ BOS · L
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 23, 18, 23, 20, 22, 13, 10, 16MIA @ BOS · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST