FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 19, 2025Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by NYK (vs DET) and DEN (vs LAC).

Final · R1 · G1
MIL98
IND117
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +19
Final · OT · R1 · G1
LAC110
DEN112
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +2
Final · R1 · G1
DET112
NYK123
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 NYK +11
Final · R1 · G1
MIN117
LAL95
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +22
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 · 2023–24Apr 19, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (SAC @ NOP), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · LAC @ DEN

Denver takes Game 1, leads Clippers 1–0

112–110 in Denver. The first round series continues. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-4-30+2DEN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAC3518222312110
DEN2722232614112
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 39, 27, 61, 33, 41, 20, 26, 18, 29DEN29 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 6, 30, 15, 5, 21, 33, 18, 25DEN25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 21, 13, 29, 21, 35, 23, 39, 32LAC32 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 21, 28, 20, 29, 22, 28, 33, 22LAC22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.2Reg. season avg25Today

25 points today in 33 minutes, against 12.2 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 28.4 a game in the regular season (51 games). Line: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−15.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg3Today

3 points today in 26 minutes, against 18.2 a game in the regular season (77 games).

Second story · DET @ NYK · R1 · G1

New York draws first blood against Detroit

New York won Game 1 of the first round, 123–112. Jalen Brunson led New York with 34 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKNYK123–112Game by game through Apr 19, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 37

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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 20, 19, 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37LAL vs MIN · L
37.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 31, 37, 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36MIL @ IND · L
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 31, 25, 39, 15, 27, 15, 27, 34NYK vs DET · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 21, 13, 29, 21, 35, 23, 39, 32LAC @ DEN · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 39, 27, 61, 33, 41, 20, 26, 18, 29DEN vs LAC · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 12, 8, 2, 13, 10, 11, 8, 25MIN @ LAL · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST