FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 22, 2024Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 15 at halftime and won 101–99.

Final · R1 · G2
ORL86
CLE96
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +10
Final · R1 · G2
PHI101
NYK104
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +3
Final · R1 · G2
LAL99
DEN101
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -15; Q3 DEN -10; Q4 DEN +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 22, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (MEM @ LAL), 45 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · LAL @ DEN

Nikola Jokic posts 27-20-10 as Denver tops Lakers

A triple-double in a 101–99 win. First round series: Denver 2, Lakers 0.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-15-10+2DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2831202099
DEN24202532101
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 42, 36, 19, 28, 41, 22, 15, 32, 27DEN27 PTS · 20 REB · 10 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 19, 15, 14, 20, 12, 18, 14, 12, 19, 22DEN22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 35, 22, 4, 36, 30, 20, 32, 32LAL32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26LAL26 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Second story · PHI @ NYK · R1 · G2

New York goes up 2–0 on Philadelphia

Game 2 went to the Knicks, 104–101. Jalen Brunson led New York with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKNYK111–104G2 · @ NYKNYK104–101Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg21.5Last 2 playoff games

21.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 21 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg11.5Last 2 playoff games

11.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 35

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.
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 37, 7, 52, 28, 26, 19, 33, 35PHI @ NYK · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 24, 29, 30, 37, 32, 23, 29, 34PHI @ NYK · L
31.5 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 35, 22, 4, 36, 30, 20, 32, 32LAL @ DEN · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 42, 36, 19, 28, 41, 22, 15, 32, 27DEN vs LAL · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, May 13, 2010: 27 PTS · 19 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 20 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26LAL @ DEN · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 35, 43, 45, 39, 30, 40, 22, 24NYK vs PHI · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST