FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 4, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SAS by 3 after three quarters and won 104–102.

Final · R2 · G1
PHI98
NYK137
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +23; Q3 NYK +31; Q4 NYK +39
Final · R2 · G1
MIN104
SAS102
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN 0; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +2
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 · 2024–25May 4, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (CLE vs IND), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · MIN @ SAS

Minnesota takes Game 1, leads San Antonio 1–0

104–102 in San Antonio. The conference semifinals series continues. Julius Randle led Minnesota with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-3+2MIN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN24212435104
SAS23222730102
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 19, 16, 24, 15, 15, 27, 18, 21MIN21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 42, 19, 17, 8, 22, 22, 30, 17, 5, 18MIN18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dylan HarperPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 13, 9, 6, 10, 27, 3, 17, 18SAS18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 10, 17, 18, 33, 16, 15, 17SAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · PHI @ NYK · R2 · G1

New York leads Philadelphia wire to wire

New York was ahead at every break and won 137–98. Best quarter: the second, 41–26. Jalen Brunson led New York with 35 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKNYK137–98Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.6Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.6 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 11 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 35

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: 30, 25, 29, 28, 29, 26, 19, 39, 17, 35NYK vs PHI · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 19, 16, 24, 15, 15, 27, 18, 21MIN @ SAS · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dylan HarperPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 13, 9, 6, 10, 27, 3, 17, 18SAS vs MIN · L
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 42, 19, 17, 8, 22, 22, 30, 17, 5, 18MIN @ SAS · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 2, 18, 14, 29, 22, 17, 29, 18NYK vs PHI · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 25, 18, 21, 20, 16, 12, 17NYK vs PHI · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST