FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 21, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 3 after the first quarter and won 111–97.

Final · R1 · G2
PHI111
BOS97
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +14
Final · R1 · G2
POR106
SAS103
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR 0; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +3
Final · R1 · G2
HOU94
LAL101
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +7
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 21, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (LAC @ DEN), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · PHI @ BOS

VJ Edgecombe posts 30 and 10 as Philadelphia beats Boston

30 points and 10 rebounds in a 111–97 win. First round series: Philadelphia 1, Boston 1. Jaylen Brown scored 36 for Boston in the loss.

Game flow · PHI 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+8+7+14PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI25372227111
BOS2826232097
Who led
VJ EdgecombePoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 19, 14, 20, 16, 9, 19, 13, 30PHI30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 23, 15, 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29PHI29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 29, 43, 26, 26, 35, 23, 26, 36BOS36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 32, 25, 23, 23, 23, 24, 25, 19BOS19 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+16.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg25.0Last 2 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 23 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg5.0Last 2 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · POR @ SAS · R1 · G2

Portland pulls level with San Antonio

Game 2 to Portland, 106–103. The first round series is tied 1–1. Scoot Henderson led Portland with 31 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS111–98G2 · @ SASPOR106–103Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 36

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.
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 29, 43, 26, 26, 35, 23, 26, 36BOS vs PHI · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Scoot HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 14, 18, 20, 9, 15, 9, 18, 31POR @ SAS · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
VJ EdgecombePoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 19, 14, 20, 16, 9, 19, 13, 30PHI @ BOS · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 23, 15, 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29PHI @ BOS · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 14, 13, 30, 26, 28, 18, 19, 28LAL vs HOU · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 11, 5, 13, 2, 6, 5, 15, 25LAL vs HOU · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST