FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 24, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed POR by 6 at halftime and won 120–108.

Final · R1 · G3
BOS108
PHI100
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +8
Final · OT · R1 · G3
LAL112
HOU108
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL 0; OT1 LAL +4
Final · R1 · G3
SAS120
POR108
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +12
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 24, 2025: 3 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC @ MEM), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · SAS @ POR

Stephon Castle scores 33 as San Antonio wins in Portland

Final: 120–108. Stephon Castle made 10 of 18 shots from the field. First round series: San Antonio 2, Portland 1.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6+1+12SAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS27322932120
POR29362221108
Who led
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 15, 20, 20, 19, 10, 17, 18, 33SAS33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dylan HarperPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 12, 17, 13, 13, 9, 6, 10, 27SAS27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 19, 13, 9, 23, 21, 9, 16, 29POR29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Scoot HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 18, 20, 9, 15, 9, 18, 31, 21POR21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 14 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg1.0Last 2 playoff games

1.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · LAL @ HOU · R1 · G3

Lakers go up 3–0 on Houston

Game 3 went to the Lakers, 112–108. LeBron James led Lakers with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs HOU
G1 · @ LALLAL107–98G2 · @ LALLAL101–94G3 · @ HOULAL112–108Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Top performances

Alperen Sengun 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.
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 19, 24, 12, 8, 22, 19, 20, 33HOU vs LAL · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 15, 20, 20, 19, 10, 17, 18, 33SAS @ POR · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 15, 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31PHI vs BOS · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 13, 30, 26, 28, 18, 19, 28, 29LAL @ HOU · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 19, 13, 9, 23, 21, 9, 16, 29POR vs SAS · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dylan HarperPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 12, 17, 13, 13, 9, 6, 10, 27SAS @ POR · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date
Career high27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST