FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 28, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 7 at halftime and won 109–106.

Final · R1 · G4
CLE138
MIA83
Q1 CLE +26; Q2 CLE +39; Q3 CLE +48; Q4 CLE +55
Final · R1 · G4
HOU106
GSW109
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW -7; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +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 28, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (PHX vs MIN), 49 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · HOU @ GSW

Golden State beats Houston by 3, moves within one of advancing

Game 4: 109–106. Series: 3–1. Jimmy Butler led Golden State with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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+2-7+2+3GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU26312326106
GSW28223227109
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 10, 28, 24, 30, 38, 25, 3, 27GSW27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 7, 10, 19, 3, 14, 0, 10, 26GSW26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 31, 19, 14, 26, 17, 15, 31HOU31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 7, 13, 3, 15, 10, 7, 17, 25HOU25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · CLE @ MIA · R1 · G4

Cleveland keeps Miami at arm's length

The Heat never led at a quarter break. Cleveland won by 55. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 22 points, 0 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs MIA
G1 · @ CLECLE121–100G2 · @ CLECLE121–112G3 · @ MIACLE124–87G4 · @ MIACLE138–83Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.1Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.1 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 8 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg4.0Last 2 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (9 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 26 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Alperen Sengun 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.
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 31, 19, 14, 26, 17, 15, 31HOU @ GSW · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 10, 28, 24, 30, 38, 25, 3, 27GSW vs HOU · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 7, 10, 19, 3, 14, 0, 10, 26GSW vs HOU · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 7, 13, 3, 15, 10, 7, 17, 25HOU @ GSW · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JovicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 11, 6, 7, 7, 0, 11, 3, 24MIA vs CLE · L
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +19.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 24, 27, 26, 19, 30, 30, 13, 22CLE @ MIA · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST