FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 7, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
CLE95
BOS120
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +25
Final · R2 · G1
DAL95
OKC117
Q1 OKC 0; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +22
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 7, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (DEN @ PHX), 53 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · DAL @ OKC

OKC takes Game 1, leads Dallas 1–0

117–95 in Oklahoma City. The conference semifinals series continues. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+9+10+22OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2330261695
OKC23392728117
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29OKC29 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 9, 22, 13, 15, 26, 6, 14, 19OKC19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 48, 18, 25, 31, 23, 21, 40, 14, 30, 20DAL20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19DAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · CLE @ BOS · R2 · G1

Boston keeps Cleveland at arm's length

The Cavaliers never led at a quarter break. Boston won by 25. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS120–95Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg40.7Last 3 playoff games

40.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 33 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Cooling off
−11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg2.7Last 3 playoff games

2.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell 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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 30, 23, 13, 18, 28, 50, 39, 33CLE @ BOS · L
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 14, 15, 17, 33, 22, 17, 25, 32BOS vs CLE · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29OKC vs DAL · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 9, 2, 20, 13, 16, 38, 25, 25BOS vs CLE · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 48, 18, 25, 31, 23, 21, 40, 14, 30, 20DAL @ OKC · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19DAL @ OKC · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST