FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 23, 2006Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NJN by 1 after three quarters and won 90–88.

Final · R1 · G1
IND90
NJN88
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +2
Final · R1 · G1
LAL102
PHX107
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX 0; Q4 PHX +5
Final · R1 · G1
MIL74
DET92
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +18
Final · R1 · G1
MEM93
DAL103
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +10
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 · 2004–05Apr 23, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (HOU @ DAL), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · IND @ NJN

Indiana draws first blood against New Jersey

Indiana won Game 1 of the first round, 90–88. Stephen Jackson led Indiana with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · IND 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+6+4-1+2IND AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND3020142690
NJN2422192388
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 15, 28, 17, 17, 18, 21, 22, 18IND18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 0, 12, 8, 14, 2, 4, 1, 15IND15 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 33, 25, 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31NJN31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Nenad KrsticPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 18, 20, 17, 18, 10, 18, 11, 22NJN22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · LAL @ PHX · R1 · G1

Phoenix beats Lakers by 5, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 107–102. Series: 1–0. Tim Thomas led Phoenix with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPHX107–102Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.0Reg. season avg19Today

19 points today in 34 minutes, against 5.0 a game in the regular season (69 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in the regular season (51 games). Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−14.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.4Reg. season avg11Today

11 points today in 36 minutes, against 25.4 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Top performances

Vince Carter 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.
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 33, 25, 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31NJN vs IND · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 29, 30, 20, 20, 29, 36, 22, 31DAL vs MEM · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 16, 16, 33, 14, 19, 15, 16, 24MEM @ DAL · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 7, 13, 22, 7, 7, 10, 12, 22PHX vs LAL · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 43, 42, 51, 38, 31, 50, 43, 35, 22LAL @ PHX · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nenad KrsticPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 18, 20, 17, 18, 10, 18, 11, 22NJN vs IND · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST