FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 27, 2007Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIA by 7 at halftime and won 104–96.

Final · R1 · G3
TOR89
NJN102
Q1 NJN +12; Q2 NJN +19; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +13
Final · R1 · G3
CHI104
MIA96
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +8
Final · R1 · G3
DAL91
GSW109
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +18
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 27, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (IND vs NJN), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · CHI @ MIA

Chicago wins Game 3 over Miami, 104–96

First round series: Chicago 3, Miami 0. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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+6-7-4+8CHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI29162732104
MIA2329242096
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 27, 27, 23, 20, 30, 15, 24, 27, 27CHI27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 13, 15, 14, 16, 15, 33, 26, 24CHI24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 12, 14, 16, 23, 8, 21, 21, 28MIA28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 20, 22, 15, 21, 14, 19, 17, 23MIA23 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · TOR @ NJN · R1 · G3

Steady New Jersey beats Toronto

Leads at every break, then a 102–89 final. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 37 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs NJN
G1 · @ TORNJN96–91G2 · @ TORTOR89–83G3 · @ NJNNJN102–89Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter 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.
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 46, 31, 26, 25, 35, 29, 24, 16, 19, 37NJN vs TOR · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 11, 17, 32, 14, 25, 13, 14, 30GSW vs DAL · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 12, 14, 16, 23, 8, 21, 21, 28MIA vs CHI · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 17, 13, 8, 4, 15, 21, 13, 27TOR @ NJN · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 27, 27, 23, 20, 30, 15, 24, 27, 27CHI @ MIA · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 13, 15, 14, 16, 15, 33, 26, 24CHI @ MIA · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST