FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 20, 2024Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 111–104.

Final · R1 · G1
ORL83
CLE97
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +14
Final · R1 · G1
PHX95
MIN120
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +25
Final · R1 · G1
PHI104
NYK111
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +7
Final · R1 · G1
LAL103
DEN114
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +11
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 · 2022–23Apr 20, 2023: 3 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (PHX @ LAC), 45 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · PHI @ NYK

New York takes Game 1, leads Philadelphia 1–0

111–104 in New York. The first round series continues. Josh Hart led New York with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

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 Q3Final0-9+12-3+7NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI34123622104
NYK25332132111
Who led
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 31, 0, 7, 17, 16, 16, 12, 22NYK22 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 35, 35, 43, 45, 39, 30, 40, 22NYK22 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 16, 37, 7, 52, 28, 26, 19, 33PHI33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 70, 31, 14, 24, 29, 30, 37, 32, 23, 29PHI29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · LAL @ DEN · R1 · G1

Denver draws first blood against Lakers

Denver won Game 1 of the first round, 114–103. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs DEN
G1 · @ DENDEN114–103Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.3Reg. season avg21Today

21 points today in 28 minutes, against 8.3 a game in the regular season (68 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−12.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.1Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 11 minutes, against 12.1 a game in the regular season (84 games).

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 33

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.
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 28, 17, 26, 51, 25, 14, 13, 33MIN vs PHX · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 16, 37, 7, 52, 28, 26, 19, 33PHI @ NYK · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 21, 35, 22, 4, 36, 30, 20, 32LAL @ DEN · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 42, 36, 19, 28, 41, 22, 15, 32DEN vs LAL · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 32, 22, 23, 21, 24, 28, 15, 31PHX @ MIN · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 13, 12, 13, 24, 10, 29, 33, 30CLE vs ORL · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST