FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 11, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed OKC by 1 at halftime and won 105–101.

Final · R2 · G3
OKC101
DAL105
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +4
Final · R2 · G3
BOS106
CLE93
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +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 11, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (DEN @ PHX), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · OKC @ DAL

Dallas goes up 2–1 on OKC

Game 3 went to the Mavericks, 105–101. P.J. Washington led Dallas with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-1+4+4DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC23292623101
DAL26253123105
Who led
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 18, 10, 10, 2, 14, 10, 29, 27DAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29, 22DAL22 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33, 31OKC31 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 9, 19, 21, 21, 24, 18, 20, 16OKC16 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Second story · BOS @ CLE · R2 · G3

Boston controls Cleveland start to finish

Boston won 106–93, leading by as many as 15 at a break. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 33 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs CLE
G1 · @ BOSBOS120–95G2 · @ BOSCLE118–94G3 · @ CLEBOS106–93Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum 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.
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 23, 28, 22, 20, 16, 18, 25, 33BOS @ CLE · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 13, 18, 28, 50, 39, 33, 29, 33CLE vs BOS · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33, 31OKC @ DAL · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 17, 33, 22, 17, 25, 32, 19, 28BOS @ CLE · W
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 18, 10, 10, 2, 14, 10, 29, 27DAL vs OKC · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29, 22DAL vs OKC · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST