FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 24, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 3 at halftime and won 111–101.

Final · R1 · G2
MIA111
BOS101
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R1 · G2
NOP92
OKC124
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +32
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 24, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (MIA vs MIL), 56 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MIA @ BOS

Miami evens the series with Boston at 1–1

Miami won Game 2, 111–101, in the first round. Tyler Herro led Miami with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3+6+10MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA28302726111
BOS27341822101
Who led
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 33, 21, 17, 17, 25, 24, 11, 24MIA24 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 10, 8, 19, 17, 10, 13, 24, 21MIA21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 18, 17, 23, 26, 14, 15, 17, 33BOS33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 37, 31, 23, 25, 24, 17, 22, 18, 23, 28BOS28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · NOP @ OKC · R1 · G2

OKC leads New Orleans wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 124–92. Best quarter: the first, 35–22. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · NOP vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCOKC94–92G2 · @ OKCOKC124–92Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.5Reg. season avg20.5Last 2 playoff games

20.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 16.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 27.4 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown 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.
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 18, 17, 23, 26, 14, 15, 17, 33BOS vs MIA · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 24, 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33OKC vs NOP · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 37, 31, 23, 25, 24, 17, 22, 18, 23, 28BOS vs MIA · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 15, 20, 15, 9, 22, 13, 15, 26OKC vs NOP · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 33, 21, 17, 17, 25, 24, 11, 24MIA @ BOS · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 10, 8, 19, 17, 10, 13, 24, 21MIA @ BOS · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST