FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 27, 2006Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NJN by 5 after the first quarter and won 107–95.

Final · R1 · G3
NJN95
IND107
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +12
Final · R1 · G3
MIA90
CHI109
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +19
Final · R1 · G3
LAC87
DEN94
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN 0; Q4 DEN +7
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 27, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (WAS @ CHI), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · NJN @ IND

Jermaine O'Neal posts 37 and 15 as Indiana beats New Jersey

37 points and 15 rebounds in a 107–95 win. First round series: Indiana 2, New Jersey 1.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-4+8+12IND AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN2728152595
IND22292729107
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 21, 29, 30, 20, 24, 15, 12, 37IND37 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Anthony JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 12, 12, 8, 22, 10, 12, 17, 25IND25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 22, 8, 12, 15, 13, 19, 21, 25NJN25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31, 33, 25NJN25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · LAC @ DEN · R1 · G3

Denver stays alive against Clippers

A 94–87 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs DEN
G1 · @ LACLAC89–87G2 · @ LACLAC98–87G3 · @ DENDEN94–87Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.0Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg7.6Last 3 playoff games

7.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg39.5Today

40 minutes today, against 26.3 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 37

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.
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 21, 29, 30, 20, 24, 15, 12, 37IND vs NJN · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high37 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 29, 11, 27, 25, 8, 30, 21, 26MIA @ CHI · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Anthony JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 12, 12, 8, 22, 10, 12, 17, 25IND vs NJN · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 22, 8, 12, 15, 13, 19, 21, 25NJN @ IND · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31, 33, 25NJN @ IND · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 28, 28, 18, 15, 22, 25, 16, 24DEN vs LAC · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST