FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 1, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 3 after the first quarter and won 111–105.

Final · R1 · G6
NYK116
DET113
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +3
Final · R1 · G6
DEN105
LAC111
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +6
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 · 2023–24May 1, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL @ LAC), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · DEN @ LAC

Clippers even the series with Denver at 3–3

Clippers won Game 6, 111–105, in the first round. James Harden led Clippers with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+1+11+6LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN28292226105
LAC25333221111
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 23, 39, 32, 18, 20, 15, 11, 28LAC28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 28, 33, 22, 39, 21, 24, 20, 27LAC27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 26, 18, 29, 26, 23, 36, 13, 25DEN25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 15, 16, 21, 23, 23, 13, 43, 21DEN21 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Second story · NYK @ DET · R1 · G6

New York holds off Detroit, 116–113

New York led 96–85 after three and held on to win by three. Jalen Brunson led New York with 40 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs DET
G1 · @ NYKNYK123–112G2 · @ NYKDET100–94G3 · @ DETNYK118–116G4 · @ DETNYK94–93G5 · @ NYKDET106–103G6 · @ DETNYK116–113Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.1Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.1 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 17 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 7 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 40

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.
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 15, 27, 34, 37, 30, 32, 16, 40NYK @ DET · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Jordan WAS, Jan 26, 2002: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 23, 39, 32, 18, 20, 15, 11, 28LAC vs DEN · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 28, 33, 22, 39, 21, 24, 20, 27LAC vs DEN · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 26, 18, 29, 26, 23, 36, 13, 25DEN @ LAC · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 17, 17, 8, 19, 20, 8, 17, 25NYK @ DET · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 16, 11, 12, 13, 20, 22, 12, 24LAC vs DEN · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST