FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 28, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 7 at halftime and won 113–97.

Final · R1 · G5
PHI113
BOS97
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +16
Final · R1 · G5
ATL97
NYK126
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +29
Final · R1 · G5
POR95
SAS114
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +19
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 28, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Alperen Sengun (HOU @ GSW), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · PHI @ BOS

Joel Embiid scores 33 in Philadelphia win over Boston

Final: 113–97. Joel Embiid added 4 rebounds and 8 assists. First round series: Philadelphia 2, Boston 3.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-2-7-1+16PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI21293528113
BOS2334291197
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 26, 35, 29, 26, 19, 34, 26, 33PHI33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25PHI25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 23, 23, 24, 25, 19, 25, 30, 24BOS24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 43, 26, 26, 35, 23, 26, 36, 25, 20, 22BOS22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · POR @ SAS · R1 · G5

San Antonio controls Portland start to finish

San Antonio won 114–95, leading by as many as 21 at a break. De'Aaron Fox led San Antonio with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS111–98G2 · @ SASPOR106–103G3 · @ PORSAS120–108G4 · @ PORSAS114–93G5 · @ SASSAS114–95Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 30.6 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 39

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.
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 30, 25, 29, 28, 29, 26, 19, 39NYK vs ATL · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 26, 35, 29, 26, 19, 34, 26, 33PHI @ BOS · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25PHI @ BOS · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 23, 23, 24, 25, 19, 25, 30, 24BOS vs PHI · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 43, 26, 26, 35, 23, 26, 36, 25, 20, 22BOS vs PHI · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 35, 25, 41, 30, 14, 19, 26, 22POR @ SAS · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST