FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 23, 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
ORL100
BOS109
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +9
Final · R1 · G2
MIA112
CLE121
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +9
Final · R1 · G2
GSW94
HOU109
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +15
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 23, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Pascal Siakam (IND @ MIL), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · ORL @ BOS

Jaylen Brown posts 36 and 10 as Boston beats Orlando

36 points and 10 rebounds in a 109–100 win. First round series: Boston 2, Orlando 0.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+3+10+9BOS AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL21262429100
BOS23273128109
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 24, 14, 24, 31, 15, 6, 16, 36BOS36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 30, 11, 19, 15, 34, 11, 5, 20BOS20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 26, 24, 33, 33, 15, 17, 36, 32ORL32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 21, 24, 27, 22, 23, 13, 23, 25ORL25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIA @ CLE · R1 · G2

Cleveland never trails at a break against Miami

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 121–112. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs CLE
G1 · @ CLECLE121–100G2 · @ CLECLE121–112Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.1Reg. season avg18.0Last 2 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 8.1 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 18 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg4.5Last 2 playoff games

4.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Reg. season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Green leads the day with 38

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.
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 9, 22, 34, 21, 5, 7, 2, 7, 38HOU vs GSW · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 24, 14, 24, 31, 15, 6, 16, 36BOS vs ORL · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 35, 20, 30, 22, 38, 30, 21, 33MIA @ CLE · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 26, 24, 33, 33, 15, 17, 36, 32ORL @ BOS · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 25, 38, 24, 27, 26, 19, 30, 30CLE vs MIA · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 21, 24, 27, 22, 23, 13, 23, 25ORL @ BOS · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST