FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 18, 2026Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 10 after the first quarter and won 116–105.

Final · R1 · G1
TOR113
CLE126
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +13
Final · R1 · G1
MIN105
DEN116
Q1 DEN -10; Q2 DEN 0; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +11
Final · R1 · G1
ATL102
NYK113
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +11
Final · R1 · G1
HOU98
LAL107
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +9
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 · 2024–25Apr 18, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (DAL @ MEM), 40 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · MIN @ DEN

Jamal Murray scores 30 in Denver win over Minnesota

Final: 116–105. Jamal Murray added 5 rebounds and 7 assists. First round series: Denver 1, Minnesota 0.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-100+12+11DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN33291726105
DEN23392925116
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 53, 31, 20, 37, 15, 20, 26, 30DEN30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 33, 25, 15, 40, 35, 14, 23, 25DEN25 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 14, 36, 42, 19, 17, 8, 22, 22MIN22 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 14, 14, 14, 6, 5, 12, 5, 17MIN17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · HOU @ LAL · R1 · G1

Lakers control Houston start to finish

Lakers won 107–98, leading by as many as 9 at a break. Luke Kennard led Lakers with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL107–98Game by game through Apr 18, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+18.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg27Today

27 points today in 38 minutes, against 8.4 a game in the regular season (78 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−11.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.2Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 14 minutes, against 13.2 a game in the regular season (66 games).

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 32

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 42, 28, 6, 34, 10, 25, 38, 31, 32CLE vs TOR · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 53, 31, 20, 37, 15, 20, 26, 30DEN vs MIN · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 26, 32, 12, 17, 30, 25, 29, 28NYK vs ATL · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 5, 19, 2, 7, 15, 10, 14, 19, 3, 27LAL vs HOU · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 22, 14, 9, 25, 17, 12, 29, 26ATL @ NYK · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 33, 25, 15, 40, 35, 14, 23, 25DEN vs MIN · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Grant Hill DET, Dec 2, 1995: 24 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
25 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST