FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 24, 2025Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 26 at halftime and won 114–108.

Final · R1 · G3
NYK118
DET116
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +2
Final · R1 · G3
OKC114
MEM108
Q1 OKC -11; Q2 OKC -26; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +6
Final · R1 · G3
DEN83
LAC117
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +34
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 24, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (BOS vs MIA), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · OKC @ MEM

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops 31 in 26-point comeback win over Memphis

Memphis led by 26 at the half. Final: 114–108. First round series: OKC 3, Memphis 0.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-26-8+6OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC29223627114
MEM40371813108
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 37, 33, 27, 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31OKC31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 23, 33, 16, 26, 33, 20, 24, 26OKC26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Scotty Pippen Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 15, 10, 16, 11, 9, 13, 2, 13, 28MEM28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 27, 14, 23, 18, 18, 24, 4, 26, 22MEM22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NYK @ DET · R1 · G3

Steady New York beats Detroit

Leads at every break, then a 118–116 final. Karl-Anthony Towns led New York with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · NYK vs DET
G1 · @ NYKNYK123–112G2 · @ NYKDET100–94G3 · @ DETNYK118–116Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 31

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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 37, 33, 27, 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31OKC @ MEM · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 25, 30, 19, 34, 25, 23, 10, 31NYK @ DET · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 39, 15, 27, 15, 27, 34, 37, 30NYK @ DET · W
33.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Scotty Pippen Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 15, 10, 16, 11, 9, 13, 2, 13, 28MEM vs OKC · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 23, 33, 16, 26, 33, 20, 24, 26OKC @ MEM · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 35, 25, 35, 36, 36, 21, 33, 24DET vs NYK · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST