FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 29, 2025Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIL by 17 after the first quarter and won 119–118.

Final · OT · R1 · G5
MIL118
IND119
Q1 IND -17; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND 0; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +1
Final · R1 · G5
DET106
NYK103
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +3
Final · R1 · G5
ORL89
BOS120
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +31
Final · R1 · G5
LAC115
DEN131
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +16
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 29, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Derrick White (BOS @ MIA), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · MIL @ IND

Indiana closes out Milwaukee in five

Indiana won Game 5, 119–118, to take the first round series 4–1. Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-17-600+1IND AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIL3017282815118
IND1328342816119
Who led
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 9, 22, 23, 10, 21, 14, 17, 26IND26 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 14, 13, 9, 19, 15, 6, 23, 21IND21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 2, 29, 7, 17, 9, 14, 4, 37, 6, 33MIL33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36, 34, 37, 28, 30MIL30 PTS · 20 REB · 13 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.1Reg. season avg25.3Last 3 playoff games

25.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.1 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 33 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · ORL @ BOS · R1 · G5

Boston finishes off Orlando, wins the series 4–1

120–89 in Game 5 of the first round. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS103–86G2 · @ BOSBOS109–100G3 · @ ORLORL95–93G4 · @ ORLBOS107–98G5 · @ BOSBOS120–89Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Jamal Murray 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.
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 39, 28, 17, 15, 16, 21, 23, 23, 13, 43DEN vs LAC · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +23.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Khris Middleton MIL, Nov 1, 2017: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
43 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 16, 23, 32, 16, 17, 36, 37, 35BOS vs ORL · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 2, 29, 7, 17, 9, 14, 4, 37, 6, 33MIL @ IND · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36, 34, 37, 28, 30MIL @ IND · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Dec 1, 2025: 29 PTS · 20 REB · 13 AST
30 PTS · 20 REB · 13 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 20, 17, 22, 21, 16, 19, 19, 27LAC @ DEN · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 9, 22, 23, 10, 21, 14, 17, 26IND vs MIL · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST