FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 12, 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 · G4
NYK89
IND121
Q1 IND +20; Q2 IND +28; Q3 IND +38; Q4 IND +32
Final · R2 · G4
DEN115
MIN107
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +8
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 12, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (NYK @ MIA), 41 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · DEN @ MIN

Nikola Jokic scores 35 as Denver wins in Minnesota

Final: 115–107. Nikola Jokic made 15 of 26 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Denver 2, Minnesota 2. Anthony Edwards scored 44 for Minnesota in the loss.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+15+11+8DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN29352625115
MIN24253028107
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 27, 24, 33, 25, 32, 16, 24, 35DEN35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 14, 29, 7, 7, 9, 20, 13, 27DEN27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 33, 15, 36, 40, 43, 27, 19, 44MIN44 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 4, 18, 15, 10, 14, 4, 10, 15MIN15 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Second story · NYK @ IND · R2 · G4

Steady Indiana beats New York

Leads at every break, then a 121–89 final. Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs IND
G1 · @ NYKNYK121–117G2 · @ NYKNYK130–121G3 · @ INDIND111–106G4 · @ INDIND121–89Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 20 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 44

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.
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 33, 15, 36, 40, 43, 27, 19, 44MIN vs DEN · L
32.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Cam Thomas BKN, Feb 4, 2023: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 27, 24, 33, 25, 32, 16, 24, 35DEN @ MIN · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 14, 29, 7, 7, 9, 20, 13, 27DEN @ MIN · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 18, 24, 16, 17, 6, 34, 35, 20IND vs NYK · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 14, 20NYK @ IND · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 20, 22, 22, 32, 17, 8, 24, 19DEN @ MIN · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST