FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 9, 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 · G2
CLE118
BOS94
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE 0; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +24
Final · R2 · G2
DAL119
OKC110
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +9
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 9, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (BOS vs PHI), 36 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · DAL @ OKC

Dallas pulls level with OKC

Game 2 to Dallas, 119–110. The conference semifinals series is tied 1–1. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+6+10+9DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL36323120119
OKC32302721110
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29DAL29 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 11, 18, 10, 10, 2, 14, 10, 29DAL29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33OKC33 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 17, 9, 19, 21, 21, 24, 18, 20OKC20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · CLE @ BOS · R2 · G2

Cleveland routs Boston in Game 2

118–94, a 24-point win. Series: Cleveland 1, Boston 1. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS120–95G2 · @ BOSCLE118–94Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 30.4 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 29 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33OKC vs DAL · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29DAL @ OKC · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 23, 13, 18, 28, 50, 39, 33, 29CLE @ BOS · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 11, 18, 10, 10, 2, 14, 10, 29DAL @ OKC · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 18, 23, 28, 22, 20, 16, 18, 25BOS vs CLE · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 17, 10, 14, 14, 3, 11, 17, 21CLE @ BOS · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST