FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 21, 2024Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1
MIA94
BOS114
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +32; Q4 BOS +20
Final · R1 · G1
DAL97
LAC109
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +26; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +12
Final · R1 · G1
IND94
MIL109
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +27; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +15
Final · R1 · G1
NOP92
OKC94
Q1 OKC 0; Q2 OKC 0; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +2
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 21, 2023: 3 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (MIN vs DEN), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · NOP @ OKC

OKC beats New Orleans by 2, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 94–92. Series: 1–0. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · OKC 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 Q3Final000+6+2OKC AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP1726252492
OKC1726312094
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 12, 24, 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28OKC28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 23, 16, 33, 11, 10, 17, 9, 19OKC19 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 13, 31, 27, 24, 11, 12, 16, 21NOP21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 31, 29, 31, 28, 25, 9, 7, 20NOP20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · DAL @ LAC · R1 · G1

Clippers keep Dallas at arm's length

The Mavericks never led at a quarter break. Clippers won by 12. James Harden led Clippers with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs LAC
G1 · @ LACLAC109–97Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.7Reg. season avg36Today

36 points today in 40 minutes, against 21.7 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Cooling off
−11.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg9Today

9 points today in 38 minutes, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (69 games).

Top performances

Pascal Siakam leads the day with 36

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.
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 15, 26, 21, 18, 16, 19, 28, 36IND @ MIL · L
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 27, 20, 36, 23, 12, 29, 16, 35MIL vs IND · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 26, 47, 30, 25, 37, 39, 29, 33DAL @ LAC · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 24, 27, 26, 26, 48, 18, 25, 31DAL @ LAC · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 11, 6, 6, 20, 13, 22, 4, 28LAC vs DAL · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 12, 24, 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28OKC vs NOP · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST