FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 29, 2024Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 3 at halftime and won 108–106.

Final · R1 · G4
BOS102
MIA88
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +14
Final · R1 · G4
OKC97
NOP89
Q1 OKC 0; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +8
Final · R1 · G5
LAL106
DEN108
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +2; 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 29, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Jamal Murray (DEN vs PHX), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · LAL @ DEN

Jamal Murray scores 32, Denver holds off Lakers

Final: 108–106. Jamal Murray added 3 rebounds and 7 assists. Denver wins the first round series 4–1.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-3+2+2DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL24292627106
DEN28223127108
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 20, 35, 21, 22, 20, 22, 22, 32DEN32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 12, 18, 14, 12, 19, 22, 20, 27, 26DEN26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26, 26, 30, 30LAL30 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 13, 20, 16, 13, 9, 22, 21, 19LAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · OKC @ NOP · R1 · G4

OKC finishes off New Orleans, wins the series 4–0

97–89 in Game 4 of the first round. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · OKC vs NOP
G1 · @ OKCOKC94–92G2 · @ OKCOKC124–92G3 · @ NOPOKC106–85G4 · @ NOPOKC97–89Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 26 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 7 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Derrick White leads the day with 38

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.
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 8, 15, 9, 2, 20, 13, 16, 38BOS @ MIA · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +21.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 20, 35, 21, 22, 20, 22, 22, 32DEN vs LAL · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26, 26, 30, 30LAL @ DEN · L
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 12, 18, 14, 12, 19, 22, 20, 27, 26DEN vs LAL · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 41, 22, 15, 32, 27, 24, 33, 25DEN vs LAL · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 20 REB · 9 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 19, 17, 10, 13, 24, 21, 20, 25MIA vs BOS · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST