FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 3, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CLE by 5 after three quarters and won 103–96.

Final · R1 · G6
CLE96
ORL103
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 ORL +7
Final · R1 · G6
LAC101
DAL114
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL 0; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +13
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 · 2022–23May 3, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (BOS vs PHI), 25 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · CLE @ ORL

Orlando evens the series with Cleveland at 3–3

Orlando won Game 6, 103–96, in the first round. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Donovan Mitchell scored 50 for Cleveland in the loss.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+4-5+7ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2524291896
ORL29242030103
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 22, 26, 24, 21, 31, 9, 39, 27ORL27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 24, 25, 18, 18, 16, 34, 14, 26ORL26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 29, 33, 30, 23, 13, 18, 28, 50CLE50 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 16, 16, 14, 15, 5, 14, 23, 21CLE21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · LAC @ DAL · R1 · G6

Dallas wins Game 6 over Clippers, 114–101

First round series: Dallas 4, Clippers 2. Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs DAL
G1 · @ LACLAC109–97G2 · @ LACDAL96–93G3 · @ DALDAL101–90G4 · @ DALLAC116–111G5 · @ LACDAL123–93G6 · @ DALDAL114–101Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 50 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 1 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell 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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 29, 33, 30, 23, 13, 18, 28, 50CLE @ ORL · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +27.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Jordan CHI, Jan 21, 1997: 51 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high50 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 48, 18, 25, 31, 23, 21, 40, 14, 30DAL vs LAC · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 37, 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28DAL vs LAC · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 22, 26, 24, 21, 31, 9, 39, 27ORL vs CLE · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 24, 25, 18, 18, 16, 34, 14, 26ORL vs CLE · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 20, 4, 13, 9, 24, 12, 13, 22ORL vs CLE · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST