FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 19, 2026Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1
PHI91
BOS123
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +24; Q4 BOS +32
Final · R1 · G1
PHX84
OKC119
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +21; Q3 OKC +31; Q4 OKC +35
Final · R1 · G1
ORL112
DET101
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +11
Final · R1 · G1
POR98
SAS111
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +13
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 19, 2025: 4 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (LAL vs MIN), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · ORL @ DET

Orlando takes Game 1, leads Detroit 1–0

112–101 in Detroit. The first round series continues. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Cade Cunningham scored 39 for Detroit in the loss.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+4+7+11ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL35202631112
DET27242327101
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 23, 31, 20, 14, 23, 18, 25, 23ORL23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 18, 11, 17, 25, 20, 12, 18, 19ORL19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 8, 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39DET39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 18, 12, 2, 19, 10, 8, 24, 17DET17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · POR @ SAS · R1 · G1

San Antonio keeps Portland at arm's length

The Trail Blazers never led at a quarter break. San Antonio won by 13. Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · POR vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS111–98Game by game through Apr 19, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+15.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg39Today

39 points today in 40 minutes, against 23.9 a game in the regular season (64 games).

Stepped-up role
+8.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−13.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg5Today

5 points today in 19 minutes, against 18.6 a game in the regular season (57 games).

Top performances

Cade Cunningham leads the day with 39

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.
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 8, 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39DET vs ORL · L
39.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 19, 23, 41, 41, 34, 17, 40, 35SAS vs POR · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 28, 26, 26, 29, 35, 25, 41, 30POR @ SAS · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 31, 29, 43, 26, 26, 35, 23, 26BOS vs PHI · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 26, 32, 25, 23, 23, 23, 24, 25BOS vs PHI · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 25, 30, 47, 28, 20, 25, 20, 25OKC vs PHX · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST