FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 22, 2006Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1
WAS86
CLE97
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +11
Final · R1 · G1
SAC88
SAS122
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +34; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +34
Final · R1 · G1
CHI106
MIA111
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +5
Final · R1 · G1
DEN87
LAC89
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +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
The lead · First round · Game 1 · DEN @ LAC

Clippers take Game 1, lead Denver 1–0

89–87 in Los Angeles. The first round series continues. Elton Brand led Clippers with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+9+10+2LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2619212187
LAC3123221389
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 17, 24, 13, 25, 30, 22, 17, 21LAC21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 19, 17, 24, 0, 19, 14, 12, 19LAC19 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 24, 33, 28, 28, 18, 15, 22, 25DEN25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 15, 6, 10, 2, 6, 7, 3, 25DEN25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+18.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg35Today

35 points today in 45 minutes, against 16.9 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Reg. season avg42.5Today

43 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−13.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 27 minutes, against 15.5 a game in the regular season (36 games).

Second story · CHI @ MIA · R1 · G1

Miami never trails at a break against Chicago

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–106. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs MIA
G1 · @ MIAMIA111–106Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Top performances

Ben Gordon 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.
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 9, 36, 19, 32, 18, 18, 24, 35CHI @ MIA · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 46, 47, 35, 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32CLE vs WAS · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 37, 44, 32, 14, 29, 11, 27, 25, 8, 30MIA vs CHI · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 24, 28, 27, 16, 15, 15, 14, 27MIA vs CHI · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 38, 41, 30, 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26WAS @ CLE · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 24, 33, 28, 28, 18, 15, 22, 25DEN @ LAC · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST