FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 19, 2008Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed DAL by 12 at halftime and won 104–92.

Final · R1 · G1
WAS86
CLE93
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE 0; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +7
Final · 2OT · R1 · G1
PHX115
SAS117
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS 0; OT2 SAS +2
Final · R1 · G1
DAL92
NOH104
Q1 NOH -7; Q2 NOH -12; Q3 NOH +4; Q4 NOH +12
Final · R1 · G1
UTA93
HOU82
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +11
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 1 · DAL @ NOH

Chris Paul goes for 35 in New Orleans win over Dallas

New Orleans won 104–92. First round series: New Orleans 1, Dallas 0.

Game flow · NOH 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-12+4+12NOH AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2626202092
NOH19213628104
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 16, 4, 19, 15, 14, 22, 20, 35NOH35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 25, 14, 22, 14, 30, 32, 26, 23NOH23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 27, 32, 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31DAL31 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 28, 23, 24, 17, 3, 16, 19, 17DAL17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+20.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.3Reg. season avg40Today

40 points today in 51 minutes, against 19.3 a game in the regular season (78 games).

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−12.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 22 minutes, against 12.0 a game in the regular season (76 games).

Second story · PHX @ SAS · R1 · G1

San Antonio takes Game 1, leads Phoenix 1–0

117–115 in San Antonio. The first round series continues. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 40 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS117–115Game by game through Apr 19, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 40

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 15, 27, 23, 12, 16, 19, 14, 40SAS vs PHX · W
40.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high40 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 16, 4, 19, 15, 14, 22, 20, 35NOH vs DAL · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 41, 25, 24, 31, 28, 21, 37, 28, 12, 33PHX @ SAS · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 29, 33, 17, 33, 34, 13, 27, 32CLE vs WAS · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 27, 32, 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31DAL @ NOH · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 17, 8, 20, 20, 20, 32, 24, 26SAS vs PHX · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST