FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 20, 2025Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 3 after the first quarter and won 95–85.

Final · R1 · G1
MEM80
OKC131
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +32; Q3 OKC +49; Q4 OKC +51
Final · R1 · G1
ORL86
BOS103
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +17
Final · R1 · G1
MIA100
CLE121
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +21
Final · R1 · G1
GSW95
HOU85
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +10
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 20, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (MIN vs PHX), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · GSW @ HOU

Stephen Curry scores 31 as Golden State wins in Houston

Final: 95–85. Stephen Curry made 12 of 19 shots from the field. First round series: Golden State 1, Houston 0.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+13+9+10GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW1829222695
HOU2113262585
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 52, 37, 36, 3, 25, 30, 14, 36, 37, 31GSW31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 19, 13, 10, 28, 24, 30, 38, 25GSW25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 33, 16, 14, 15, 31, 19, 14, 26HOU26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 11, 7, 17, 11, 10, 15, 15, 9, 16, 11HOU11 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+15.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg28Today

28 points today in 26 minutes, against 12.5 a game in the regular season (70 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 0 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−18.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.2Reg. season avg4Today

4 points today in 29 minutes, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (74 games).

Second story · ORL @ BOS · R1 · G1

Boston beats Orlando by 17, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 103–86. Series: 1–0. Derrick White led Boston with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS103–86Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Paolo Banchero leads the day with 36

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.
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 24, 26, 24, 33, 33, 15, 17, 36ORL @ BOS · L
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 52, 37, 36, 3, 25, 30, 14, 36, 37, 31GSW @ HOU · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 16, 25, 38, 24, 27, 26, 19, 30CLE vs MIA · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 13, 14, 16, 12, 19, 14, 19, 30BOS vs ORL · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ty JeromePoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 14, 16, 12, 25, 20, 18, 24, 28CLE vs MIA · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 21, 19, 17, 19, 9, 28, 26, 27CLE vs MIA · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST