FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 25, 2024Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 112–105.

Final · R1 · G3
CLE83
ORL121
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +35; Q4 ORL +38
Final · R1 · G3
NYK114
PHI125
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +11
Final · R1 · G3
DEN112
LAL105
Q1 DEN -10; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +7
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 25, 2023: 3 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (PHX vs LAC), 47 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · DEN @ LAL

Denver rallies from 10 down to win Game 3

Lakers led by 10 after one. Final: 112–105. Series: Denver 3, Lakers 0. Aaron Gordon led Denver with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DEN 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 Q3Final0-10-4+8+7DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN23263429112
LAL33202230105
Who led
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 23, 18, 5, 13, 15, 12, 14, 29DEN29 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 36, 19, 28, 41, 22, 15, 32, 27, 24DEN24 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 22, 4, 36, 30, 20, 32, 32, 33LAL33 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26, 26LAL26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · NYK @ PHI · R1 · G3

Philadelphia stays alive against New York

A 125–114 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 50 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs PHI
G1 · @ NYKNYK111–104G2 · @ NYKNYK104–101G3 · @ PHIPHI125–114Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 20 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.7 in the regular season (84 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 35.4 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 39 points, 2 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 50

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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 29, 30, 37, 32, 23, 29, 34, 50PHI vs NYK · W
37.7 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Clifford Robinson PHX, Jan 16, 2000: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 43, 45, 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39NYK @ PHI · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 22, 4, 36, 30, 20, 32, 32, 33LAL vs DEN · L
32.3 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 24, 21, 20, 22, 26, 24, 21, 31ORL vs CLE · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 23, 18, 5, 13, 15, 12, 14, 29DEN @ LAL · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26, 26LAL vs DEN · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST