FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 30, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
GSW116
HOU131
Q1 HOU +16; Q2 HOU +27; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +15
Final · R1 · G5
MIN103
LAL96
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +7
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 30, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (PHI @ NYK), 46 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · MIN @ LAL

Minnesota wins Game 5 over Lakers, 103–96

First round series: Minnesota 4, Lakers 1. Rudy Gobert led Minnesota with 27 points, 24 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+10+1+7MIN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN31282222103
LAL2227311696
Who led
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 13, 35, 19, 2, 6, 1, 5, 27MIN27 PTS · 24 REB · 0 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 31, 21, 10, 16, 27, 22, 25, 23MIN23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37, 31, 17, 38, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 11, 15, 16, 9, 11, 8, 23, 23LAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · GSW @ HOU · R1 · G5

Houston leads Golden State wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 131–116. Best quarter: the first, 40–24. Fred VanVleet led Houston with 26 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs HOU
G1 · @ HOUGSW95–85G2 · @ HOUHOU109–94G3 · @ GSWGSW104–93G4 · @ GSWGSW109–106G5 · @ HOUHOU131–116Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.1 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 26 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.1 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Cooling off
−11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.0Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 11 points in 28 minutes.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 28

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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37, 31, 17, 38, 28LAL vs MIN · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 13, 35, 19, 2, 6, 1, 5, 27MIN @ LAL · W
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 24 REB · 0 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 13, 3, 15, 10, 7, 17, 25, 26HOU vs GSW · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Moses MoodyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 9, 4, 9, 7, 12, 7, 3, 25GSW @ HOU · L
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Amen ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 16, 14, 15, 8, 11, 11, 17, 25HOU vs GSW · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 21, 24, 8, 11, 16, 13, 11, 24HOU vs GSW · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST