FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 28, 2007Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by DET (vs ORL) and SAS (vs DEN).

Final · R1 · G3
CLE98
WAS92
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +6
Final · R1 · G4
DET97
ORL93
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +4
Final · R1 · G3
SAS96
DEN91
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +5
Final · R1 · G4
HOU85
UTA98
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +13
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 28, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ WAS), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · DET @ ORL

Detroit closes out Orlando in four

Detroit won Game 4, 97–93, to take the first round series 4–0. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · DET 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 Q3Final0-3+1+6+4DET AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2225262497
ORL2521212693
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 22, 28, 6, 2, 22, 21, 21, 25DET25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 21, 24, 8, 12, 22, 22, 10, 19DET19 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 35, 10, 17, 12, 13, 8, 11, 29ORL29 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 11, 16, 13, 17, 14, 21, 8, 17ORL17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · SAS @ DEN · R1 · G3

San Antonio takes Game 3, leads Denver 2–1

96–91 in Denver. The first round series continues. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs DEN
G1 · @ SASDEN95–89G2 · @ SASSAS97–88G3 · @ DENSAS96–91Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg32.3Last 3 playoff games

32.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 38 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 38

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.
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 11, 4, 8, 48, 19, 28, 31, 38WAS vs CLE · L
32.3 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 20, 35, 23, 18, 24, 23, 27, 30CLE @ WAS · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 35, 10, 17, 12, 13, 8, 11, 29ORL vs DET · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 33, 32, 31, 28, 21, 30, 26, 28DEN vs SAS · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 22, 28, 6, 2, 22, 21, 21, 25DET @ ORL · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 17, 4, 13, 4, 15, 15, 11, 25UTA vs HOU · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST