FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 24, 2007Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed NJN by 5 after three quarters and won 89–83.

Final · R1 · G2
NJN83
TOR89
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +6
Final · R1 · G2
MIA89
CHI107
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +18
Final · R1 · G2
LAL98
PHX126
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +28
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 24, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Andres Nocioni (CHI @ MIA), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · NJN @ TOR

Toronto evens the series with New Jersey at 1–1

Toronto won Game 2, 89–83, in the first round. Anthony Parker led Toronto with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · TOR 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+2-3-5+6TOR AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN1224272083
TOR1419253189
Who led
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 12, 27, 24, 21, 19, 14, 16, 26TOR26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 23, 22, 16, 18, 23, 23, 22, 25TOR25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 46, 31, 26, 25, 35, 29, 24, 16, 19NJN19 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Bostjan NachbarPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 10, 9, 13, 25, 19, 15, 16, 17NJN17 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIA @ CHI · R1 · G2

Chicago controls Miami start to finish

Chicago won 107–89, leading by as many as 18 at a break. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs CHI
G1 · @ CHICHI96–91G2 · @ CHICHI107–89Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.7points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg29.5Last 2 playoff games

29.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg7.0Last 2 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Reg. season avg30.9Today

31 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 27

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: 15, 2, 27, 27, 23, 20, 30, 15, 24, 27CHI vs MIA · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 24, 13, 15, 14, 16, 15, 33, 26CHI vs MIA · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 12, 27, 24, 21, 19, 14, 16, 26TOR vs NJN · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 23, 20, 8, 28, 14, 22, 26, 26PHX vs LAL · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 23, 22, 16, 18, 23, 23, 22, 25TOR vs NJN · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 27, 12, 14, 16, 23, 8, 21, 21MIA @ CHI · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST