FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 25, 2026Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DEN by 4 at halftime and won 112–96.

Final · R1 · G3
DET105
ORL113
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +8
Final · R1 · G3
OKC121
PHX109
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +12
Final · R1 · G4
NYK114
ATL98
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +16
Final · R1 · G4
DEN96
MIN112
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +16
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 25, 2025: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (LAL @ MIN), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · DEN @ MIN

Ayo Dosunmu scores 43 as Minnesota beats Denver

Minnesota won 112–96. Ayo Dosunmu: 43 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist. First round series: Minnesota 3, Denver 1.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-4+4+16MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2331241896
MIN22283230112
Who led
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 19, 12, 24, 15, 14, 9, 25, 43MIN43 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 12, 6, 17, 15, 5, 11, 5, 17MIN17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 37, 15, 20, 26, 30, 30, 16, 30DEN30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 40, 35, 14, 23, 25, 24, 27, 24DEN24 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 43 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg3.0Last 2 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · DET @ ORL · R1 · G3

Orlando beats Detroit, 113–105

Orlando led 87–79 after three and won by 8. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs ORL
G1 · @ DETORL112–101G2 · @ DETDET98–83G3 · @ ORLORL113–105Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Top performances

Ayo Dosunmu leads the day with 43

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.
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 19, 12, 24, 15, 14, 9, 25, 43MIN vs DEN · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +27.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 10, 1998: 43 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Career high43 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 47, 28, 20, 25, 20, 25, 37, 42OKC @ PHX · W
34.7 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Ricky Davis CLE, Dec 13, 2002: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 10, 28, 12, 20, 13, 18, 30, 33PHX vs OKC · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 37, 15, 20, 26, 30, 30, 16, 30DEN @ MIN · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39, 27, 27DET @ ORL · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 25, 15, 0, 35, 36, 17, 21, 26PHX vs OKC · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST