FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 27, 2024Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CLE by 9 at halftime and won 112–89.

Final · R1 · G4
CLE89
ORL112
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +23
Final · R1 · G3
OKC106
NOP85
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +21
Final · R1 · G3
BOS104
MIA84
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +24; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +20
Final · R1 · G4
DEN108
LAL119
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +11
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 27, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (BOS @ ATL), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · CLE @ ORL

Franz Wagner scores 34, Orlando rallies past Cleveland

Orlando trailed by 9 at the half and won 112–89. First round series: Orlando 2, Cleveland 2.

Game flow · ORL 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9+18+23ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2337101989
ORL22293724112
Who led
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 22, 16, 24, 25, 18, 18, 16, 34ORL34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Jonathan IsaacPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 10, 0, 5, 10, 10, 3, 8, 14ORL14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 17, 16, 29, 14, 16, 16, 15, 21CLE21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 24, 10, 29, 33, 30, 23, 13, 18CLE18 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · DEN @ LAL · R1 · G4

Lakers never trails at a break against Denver

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 119–108. LeBron James led Lakers with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs LAL
G1 · @ DENDEN114–103G2 · @ DENDEN101–99G3 · @ LALDEN112–105G4 · @ LALLAL119–108Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in the regular season (46 games). Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Franz Wagner leads the day with 34

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.
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 22, 16, 24, 25, 18, 18, 16, 34ORL vs CLE · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +16.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 28, 41, 22, 15, 32, 27, 24, 33DEN @ LAL · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Grant Hill DET, Jan 18, 1997: 34 PTS · 15 REB · 14 AST
33 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26, 26, 30LAL vs DEN · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 20, 12, 18, 14, 12, 19, 22, 20, 27DEN @ LAL · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 4, 36, 30, 20, 32, 32, 33, 25LAL vs DEN · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24OKC @ NOP · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST