FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 11, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DEN by 6 after three quarters and won 92–87.

Final · R2 · G4
OKC92
DEN87
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 OKC +5
Final · R2 · G4
CLE109
IND129
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +41; Q3 IND +32; Q4 IND +20
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 11, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (BOS @ CLE), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · OKC @ DEN

OKC pulls level with Denver

Game 4 to OKC, 92–87. The conference semifinals series is tied 2–2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · OKC 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+9+6-6+5OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC1725212992
DEN828331887
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38, 33, 34, 18, 25OKC25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Cason WallacePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 2, 5, 5, 4, 3, 8, 2, 11OKC11 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 36, 13, 25, 16, 42, 17, 20, 27DEN27 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 13, 43, 21, 16, 21, 14, 27, 17DEN17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · CLE @ IND · R2 · G4

Indiana never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 129–109. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs IND
G1 · @ CLEIND121–112G2 · @ CLEIND120–119G3 · @ INDCLE126–104G4 · @ INDIND129–109Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (9 games). Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 33.9 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 27

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 36, 13, 25, 16, 42, 17, 20, 27DEN vs OKC · L
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38, 33, 34, 18, 25OKC @ DEN · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 24, 28, 12, 10, 17, 12, 18, 21IND vs CLE · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 19, 9, 28, 26, 27, 21, 10, 21CLE @ IND · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 15, 6, 23, 21, 13, 23, 15, 20IND vs CLE · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Obi ToppinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 7, 10, 13, 5, 7, 7, 5, 20IND vs CLE · W
8.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST