FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 15, 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 · G5
CLE98
BOS113
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +15
Final · R2 · G5
DAL104
OKC92
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +12
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · DAL @ OKC

Luka Doncic posts 31-10-11 as Dallas tops OKC

A triple-double in a 104–92 win. Conference semifinals series: Dallas 3, OKC 2.

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+2+10+12+12DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL24302525104
OKC2222232592
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29, 22, 18, 31DAL31 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Derrick Jones Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 11, 14, 12, 6, 7, 9, 3, 17, 19DAL19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33, 31, 34, 30OKC30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 26, 6, 14, 19, 11, 13, 18, 13OKC13 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · CLE @ BOS · R2 · G5

Boston closes out Cleveland in five

Boston won Game 5, 113–98, to take the conference semifinals series 4–1. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS120–95G2 · @ BOSCLE118–94G3 · @ CLEBOS106–93G4 · @ CLEBOS109–102G5 · @ BOSBOS113–98Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.7Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.7 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 11 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 25 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Evan Mobley 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.
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 14, 3, 11, 17, 21, 17, 19, 33CLE @ BOS · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 29, 35, 28, 19, 29, 22, 18, 31DAL @ OKC · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James MIA, Jan 23, 2013: 31 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
31 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 33, 24, 24, 29, 33, 31, 34, 30OKC vs DAL · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 22, 20, 16, 18, 25, 33, 33, 25BOS vs CLE · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 4, 12, 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 25CLE @ BOS · L
6.1 PPG playoffs to date · +21.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 9, 7, 8, 7, 11, 2, 6, 22BOS vs CLE · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST