FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 22, 2025Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
MIL115
IND123
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +8
Final · R1 · G2
MEM99
OKC118
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +19
Final · R1 · G2
MIN85
LAL94
Q1 LAL +19; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +9
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 22, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (PHI @ NYK), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MIL @ IND

Indiana goes up 2–0 on Milwaukee

Game 2 went to the Pacers, 123–115. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+8+12+8IND AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL30302728115
IND40283124123
Who led
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 11, 11, 15, 22, 24, 10, 25, 24IND24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 18, 22, 17, 9, 22, 23, 10, 21IND21 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 37, 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36, 34MIL34 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 18, 7, 8, 18, 14, 17, 4, 28MIL28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIN @ LAL · R1 · G2

Lakers lead Minnesota wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 94–85. Best quarter: the first, 34–15. Luka Doncic led Lakers with 31 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs LAL
G1 · @ LALMIN117–95G2 · @ LALLAL94–85Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.0Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 10.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Reg. season avg18.5Last 2 playoff games

18.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 31.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 28.9 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 34

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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 37, 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36, 34MIL @ IND · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 19, 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37, 31LAL vs MIN · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 18, 7, 8, 18, 14, 17, 4, 28MIL @ IND · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 33, 27, 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27OKC vs MEM · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 11, 15, 9, 31, 21, 10, 16, 27MIN @ LAL · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 22, 13, 27, 14, 23, 18, 18, 24, 4, 26MEM @ OKC · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST