FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 21, 2007Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 9 at halftime and won 84–75.

Final · R1 · G1
NJN96
TOR91
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +5
Final · R1 · G1
MIA91
CHI96
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +5
Final · R1 · G1
ORL92
DET100
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +8
Final · R1 · G1
UTA75
HOU84
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +9
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 · UTA @ HOU

Houston takes Game 1, leads Utah 1–0

84–75 in Houston. The first round series continues. Yao Ming led Houston with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-9+6+9HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1923112275
HOU2013262584
Who led
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 39, 35, 9, 18, 31, 27, 30, 34, 28HOU28 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 20, 0, 40, 27, 32, 25, 39, 23HOU23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 24, 4, 18, 17, 4, 13, 4, 15UTA15 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 9, 10, 5, 15, 9, 13, 5, 15UTA15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIA @ CHI · R1 · G1

Chicago draws first blood against Miami

Chicago won Game 1 of the first round, 96–91. Luol Deng led Chicago with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs CHI
G1 · @ CHICHI96–91Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg33Today

33 points today in 46 minutes, against 18.8 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−14.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.6Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 19 minutes, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Top performances

Luol Deng leads the day with 33

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.
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 22, 24, 13, 15, 14, 16, 15, 33CHI vs MIA · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 39, 35, 9, 18, 31, 27, 30, 34, 28HOU vs UTA · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 27, 35, 5, 24, 18, 15, 21, 28NJN @ TOR · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 15, 2, 27, 27, 23, 20, 30, 15, 24CHI vs MIA · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 20, 0, 40, 27, 32, 25, 39, 23HOU vs UTA · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 11, 17, 14, 22, 28, 6, 2, 22DET vs ORL · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST