FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 22, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
ORL83
DET98
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET 0; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +15
Final · R1 · G2
PHX107
OKC120
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +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 22, 2025: 3 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL @ IND), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · PHX @ OKC

SGA pours in 37, OKC beats Phoenix

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 37 points in a 120–107 win. First round series: OKC 2, Phoenix 0.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+8+23+13OKC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX29282030107
OKC30353520120
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 30, 47, 28, 20, 25, 20, 25, 37OKC37 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 16, 13, 7, 21, 15, 30, 16, 19OKC19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 15, 10, 28, 12, 20, 13, 18, 30PHX30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 22, 30, 31, 37, 22, 20, 23, 22PHX22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · ORL @ DET · R1 · G2

Detroit wins Game 2 over Orlando, 98–83

First round series: Detroit 1, Orlando 1. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs DET
G1 · @ DETORL112–101G2 · @ DETDET98–83Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg33.0Last 2 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg12.0Last 2 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 25.8 a game in the regular season (32 games). Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 37

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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 30, 47, 28, 20, 25, 20, 25, 37OKC vs PHX · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 15, 10, 28, 12, 20, 13, 18, 30PHX @ OKC · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39, 27DET vs ORL · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 22, 30, 31, 37, 22, 20, 23, 22PHX @ OKC · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 25, 25, 15, 0, 35, 36, 17, 21PHX @ OKC · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 12, 11, 12, 23, 4, 12, 16, 19ORL @ DET · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST