FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 27, 2025Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAL by 10 after three quarters and won 116–113.

Final · R1 · G4
NYK94
DET93
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +1
Final · R1 · G4
LAL113
MIN116
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN -10; Q4 MIN +3
Final · R1 · G4
BOS107
ORL98
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +9
Final · R1 · G4
IND129
MIL103
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +26
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 27, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Franz Wagner (ORL vs CLE), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · LAL @ MIN

Anthony Edwards scores 43 as Minnesota beats Lakers

Minnesota won 116–113. Anthony Edwards: 43 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists. First round series: Minnesota 3, Lakers 1. Luka Doncic scored 38 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+3-10+3MIN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL32263619113
MIN28332332116
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 25, 44, 9, 43, 22, 25, 29, 43MIN43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 9, 31, 21, 10, 16, 27, 22, 25MIN25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37, 31, 17, 38LAL38 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 19, 28, 27, 14, 19, 21, 38, 27LAL27 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Second story · NYK @ DET · R1 · G4

New York takes Game 4, leads Detroit 3–1

94–93 in Detroit. The first round series continues. Jalen Brunson led New York with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs DET
G1 · @ NYKNYK123–112G2 · @ NYKDET100–94G3 · @ DETNYK118–116G4 · @ DETNYK94–93Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 43

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.
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 25, 44, 9, 43, 22, 25, 29, 43MIN vs LAL · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Feb 7, 2005: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37, 31, 17, 38LAL @ MIN · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 25, 16, 23, 32, 16, 17, 36, 37BOS @ ORL · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 39, 15, 27, 15, 27, 34, 37, 30, 32NYK @ DET · W
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 33, 33, 15, 17, 36, 32, 29, 31ORL vs BOS · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 37, 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36, 34, 37, 28MIL vs IND · L
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST