FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 21, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–102.

Final · R1 · G2
DET100
NYK94
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +6
Final · R1 · G2
LAC105
DEN102
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +3
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 21, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Pascal Siakam (IND @ MIL), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · LAC @ DEN

Kawhi Leonard scores 39, Clippers hold off Denver

Final: 105–102. Kawhi Leonard added 3 rebounds and 5 assists. First round series: Clippers 1, Denver 1.

Game flow · LAC 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 Q3Final0-6+3+2+3LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC25302327105
DEN31212426102
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 28, 20, 29, 22, 28, 33, 22, 39LAC39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 13, 29, 21, 35, 23, 39, 32, 18LAC18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 61, 33, 41, 20, 26, 18, 29, 26DEN26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 10, 39, 28, 17, 15, 16, 21, 23DEN23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · DET @ NYK · R1 · G2

Detroit keeps New York at arm's length

The Knicks never led at a quarter break. Detroit won by 6. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKNYK123–112G2 · @ NYKDET100–94Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg35.5Last 2 playoff games

35.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 37 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 31.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 15 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 39

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.
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 28, 20, 29, 22, 28, 33, 22, 39LAC @ DEN · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 25, 39, 15, 27, 15, 27, 34, 37NYK vs DET · L
35.5 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 25, 35, 25, 35, 36, 36, 21, 33DET @ NYK · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 61, 33, 41, 20, 26, 18, 29, 26DEN vs LAC · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Chauncey Billups MIN, Apr 3, 2002: 26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 10, 39, 28, 17, 15, 16, 21, 23DEN vs LAC · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 15, 16, 10, 5, 8, 12, 8, 20DET @ NYK · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST