FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 27, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed DET by 1 after the first quarter and won 94–88.

Final · R1 · G4
DET88
ORL94
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +6
Final · R1 · G4
OKC131
PHX122
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +9
Final · R1 · G5
MIN113
DEN125
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +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 27, 2025: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (MIN vs LAL), 43 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · DET @ ORL

Orlando gets past Detroit

94–88, with Orlando ahead 54–52 at halftime. Desmond Bane led Orlando with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+2+6+6ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2725171988
ORL2628211994
Who led
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 2, 8, 34, 13, 17, 12, 25, 22ORL22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 25, 20, 12, 18, 19, 12, 17, 19ORL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39, 27, 27, 25DET25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 19, 10, 8, 24, 17, 16, 23, 20DET20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · OKC @ PHX · R1 · G4

OKC never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 131–122. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · OKC vs PHX
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–84G2 · @ OKCOKC120–107G3 · @ PHXOKC121–109G4 · @ PHXOKC131–122Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 31

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: 30, 47, 28, 20, 25, 20, 25, 37, 42, 31OKC @ PHX · W
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 40, 35, 14, 23, 25, 24, 27, 24, 27DEN vs MIN · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Eric Bledsoe PHX, Dec 8, 2014: 27 PTS · 11 REB · 16 AST
27 PTS · 12 REB · 16 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 21, 26, 19, 16, 24, 15, 15, 27MIN @ DEN · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39, 27, 27, 25DET @ ORL · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 7, 21, 15, 30, 16, 19, 10, 24OKC @ PHX · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 15, 20, 26, 30, 30, 16, 30, 24DEN vs MIN · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST