FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 30, 2007Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DEN by 8 at halftime and won 96–89.

Final · R1 · G4
CLE97
WAS90
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +7
Final · R1 · G5
UTA92
HOU96
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +4
Final · R1 · G4
SAS96
DEN89
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +7
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 30, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ WAS), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · SAS @ DEN

San Antonio beats Denver by 7, moves within one of advancing

Game 4: 96–89. Series: 3–1. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · SAS 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 Q3Final0-7-8-6+7SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2022252996
DEN2723231689
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 15, 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22SAS22 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 12, 14, 21, 16, 9, 17, 19, 18SAS18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 32, 31, 28, 21, 30, 26, 28, 29DEN29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 22, 23, 16, 25, 31, 20, 20, 22DEN22 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Second story · UTA @ HOU · R1 · G5

Houston handles Utah by 4

The Rockets won the fourth quarter 28–20. Final: 96–92. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 16 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs HOU
G1 · @ HOUHOU84–75G2 · @ HOUHOU98–90G3 · @ UTAUTA81–67G4 · @ UTAUTA98–85G5 · @ HOUHOU96–92Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 31 points in 43 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 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 35, 23, 18, 24, 23, 27, 30, 31CLE @ WAS · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 4, 8, 48, 19, 28, 31, 38, 31WAS vs CLE · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 32, 31, 28, 21, 30, 26, 28, 29DEN vs SAS · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24, 18, 26HOU vs UTA · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 16 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 18, 26, 9, 11, 41, 22, 15, 26UTA @ HOU · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 15, 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22SAS @ DEN · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST