FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 23, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 9 after the first quarter and won 98–90.

Final · R1 · G2
ORL90
DET98
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +8
Final · R1 · G2
UTA90
HOU98
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +8
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 · 2005–06Apr 23, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (NJN vs IND), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · UTA @ HOU

Tracy McGrady scores 31, Houston rallies past Utah

Houston trailed by 9 after one and won 98–90. First round series: Houston 2, Utah 0. Carlos Boozer scored 41 for Utah in the loss.

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 Q3Final0-9-2+5+8HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2615212890
HOU1722283198
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 0, 40, 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31HOU31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 39, 35, 9, 18, 31, 27, 30, 34, 28, 27HOU27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 17, 19, 32, 18, 26, 9, 11, 41UTA41 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 4, 18, 17, 4, 13, 4, 15, 15UTA15 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Second story · ORL @ DET · R1 · G2

Detroit never trails at a break against Orlando

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 98–90. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET100–92G2 · @ DETDET98–90Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg19.5Last 2 playoff games

19.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg32.7Today

33 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 41

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.
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 17, 19, 32, 18, 26, 9, 11, 41UTA @ HOU · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high41 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 0, 40, 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31HOU vs UTA · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 39, 35, 9, 18, 31, 27, 30, 34, 28, 27HOU vs UTA · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 21, 19, 21, 24, 8, 12, 22, 22DET vs ORL · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 37, 15, 25, 7, 13, 20, 26, 15, 17, 22ORL @ DET · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 7, 22, 11, 16, 13, 17, 14, 21ORL @ DET · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST