FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 14, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NYK by 2 after the first quarter and won 127–102.

Final · R2 · G5
NYK102
BOS127
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS 0; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +25
Final · R2 · G5
GSW110
MIN121
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +21; Q4 MIN +11
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 14, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (NYK vs IND), 44 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · NYK @ BOS

Derrick White scores 34 in Boston rout of New York

Final: 127–102, a 25-point win. Conference semifinals series: Boston 2, New York 3.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20+15+25BOS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK32271726102
BOS30293236127
Who led
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 16, 18, 5, 19, 20, 17, 23, 34BOS34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 19, 21, 23, 23, 20, 19, 20, 26BOS26 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 14, 15, 13, 14, 23, 10, 6, 24NYK24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 30, 32, 16, 40, 29, 17, 27, 39, 22NYK22 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · GSW @ MIN · R2 · G5

Minnesota leads Golden State wire to wire

Minnesota was ahead at every break and won 121–110. Best quarter: the second, 32–24. Julius Randle led Minnesota with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs MIN
G1 · @ MINGSW99–88G2 · @ MINMIN117–93G3 · @ GSWMIN102–97G4 · @ GSWMIN117–110G5 · @ MINMIN121–110Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.3Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.3 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 26 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 28 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Derrick White leads the day with 34

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.
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 16, 18, 5, 19, 20, 17, 23, 34BOS vs NYK · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 22, 25, 23, 18, 24, 24, 31, 29MIN vs GSW · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 8, 10, 9, 3, 11, 5, 11, 28GSW @ MIN · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 19, 21, 23, 23, 20, 19, 20, 26BOS vs NYK · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Jonathan KumingaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 11, 7, 0, 7, 18, 30, 23, 26GSW @ MIN · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 14, 15, 13, 14, 23, 10, 6, 24NYK @ BOS · L
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST