FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 23, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3
NYK108
ATL109
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +1
Final · R1 · G3
CLE104
TOR126
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR 0; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +22
Final · R1 · G3
DEN96
MIN113
Q1 MIN +14; Q2 MIN +22; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +17
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 23, 2025: 3 games. Top scorer: Jalen Green (HOU vs GSW), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · NYK @ ATL

Atlanta beats New York by 1, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 109–108. Series: 2–1. Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+8+8+1ATL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK21293028108
ATL33253021109
Who led
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 18, 18, 21, 12, 18, 23, 17, 24ATL24 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 9, 25, 17, 12, 29, 26, 32, 23ATL23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 25, 31, 22, 13, 2, 18, 14, 29NYK29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 12, 17, 30, 25, 29, 28, 29, 26NYK26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · DEN @ MIN · R1 · G3

Minnesota leads Denver wire to wire

Minnesota was ahead at every break and won 113–96. Best quarter: the second, 36–28. Ayo Dosunmu led Minnesota with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs MIN
G1 · @ DENDEN116–105G2 · @ DENMIN119–114G3 · @ MINMIN113–96Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 22 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Scottie Barnes leads the day with 33

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.
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 10, 25, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 33TOR vs CLE · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 25, 15, 16, 22, 26, 24, 22, 33TOR vs CLE · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 25, 31, 22, 13, 2, 18, 14, 29NYK @ ATL · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 15, 40, 35, 14, 23, 25, 24, 27DEN @ MIN · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 12, 17, 30, 25, 29, 28, 29, 26NYK @ ATL · L
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 19, 19, 12, 24, 15, 14, 9, 25MIN vs DEN · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST