FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 23, 2024Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 1 points, by MIN (vs PHX) and DAL (vs LAC).

Final · R1 · G2
PHX93
MIN105
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +12
Final · R1 · G2
IND125
MIL108
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +17
Final · R1 · G2
DAL96
LAC93
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +3
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 23, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (DEN @ MIN), 43 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · DAL @ LAC

Luka Doncic scores 32 as Dallas wins in LA

Final: 96–93. Luka Doncic made 11 of 26 shots from the field. First round series: Dallas 1, Clippers 1.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+4-1+3DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2322203196
LAC1922252793
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 47, 30, 25, 37, 39, 29, 33, 32DAL32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 27, 26, 26, 48, 18, 25, 31, 23DAL23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 6, 6, 20, 13, 22, 4, 28, 22LAC22 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 41, 18, 28, 14, 39, 23, 10, 22, 22LAC22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · PHX @ MIN · R1 · G2

Minnesota wins Game 2 over Phoenix, 105–93

First round series: Minnesota 2, Phoenix 0. Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs MIN
G1 · @ MINMIN120–95G2 · @ MINMIN105–93Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.7Reg. season avg36.5Last 2 playoff games

36.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 37 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg11.0Last 2 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Pascal Siakam leads the day with 37

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: 22, 15, 26, 21, 18, 16, 19, 28, 36, 37IND @ MIL · W
36.5 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 20, 36, 23, 12, 29, 16, 35, 34MIL vs IND · L
34.5 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 47, 30, 25, 37, 39, 29, 33, 32DAL @ LAC · W
32.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 6, 11, 9, 9, 11, 6, 9, 25MIN vs PHX · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 27, 26, 26, 48, 18, 25, 31, 23DAL @ LAC · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 6, 6, 20, 13, 22, 4, 28, 22LAC vs DAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST