FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 28, 2024Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G4
MIN105
DAL100
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN 0; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +5
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 finals · Game 4 · MIN @ DAL

Minnesota stays alive against Dallas

A 105–100 win in Game 4 cuts the conference finals deficit to 3–1. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+70+5+5MIN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN27222927105
DAL20292427100
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 44, 18, 27, 16, 19, 21, 26, 29MIN29 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 13, 23, 10, 23, 16, 15, 14, 25MIN25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 22, 18, 31, 29, 33, 32, 33, 28DAL28 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 22, 9, 12, 22, 30, 20, 33, 16DAL16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.4Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.4 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 30.4 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 29

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: 27, 19, 44, 18, 27, 16, 19, 21, 26, 29MIN @ DAL · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 22, 18, 31, 29, 33, 32, 33, 28DAL vs MIN · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Mar 23, 2021: 28 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
28 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 13, 23, 10, 23, 16, 15, 14, 25MIN @ DAL · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 22, 9, 12, 22, 30, 20, 33, 16DAL vs MIN · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 10, 15, 13, 10, 6, 18, 16, 14MIN @ DAL · W
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 11, 18, 8, 13, 12, 16, 9, 13MIN @ DAL · W
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST