FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 21, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
WAS86
CLE116
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +30
Final · R1 · G2
UTA90
HOU84
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +6
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 · 2006–07Apr 21, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: Luol Deng (CHI vs MIA), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · UTA @ HOU

Utah beats Houston by 6, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 90–84. Series: 2–0. Deron Williams led Utah with 22 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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+9+6+2+6UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2621222190
HOU1724261784
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 16, 4, 18, 19, 17, 5, 20, 22UTA22 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 17, 22, 19, 20, 12, 11, 4, 16UTA16 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 25, 13, 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23HOU23 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 13, 12, 7, 13, 19, 15, 7, 18HOU18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · WAS @ CLE · R1 · G2

Cleveland never trails at a break against Washington

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–86. LeBron James led Cleveland with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists.

Series tracker · WAS vs CLE
G1 · @ CLECLE93–86G2 · @ CLECLE116–86Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg15.0Last 2 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 8 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Reg. season avg20.5Last 2 playoff games

20.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 30.7 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

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: 26, 29, 33, 17, 33, 34, 13, 27, 32, 30CLE vs WAS · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 25, 13, 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23HOU vs UTA · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 16, 4, 18, 19, 17, 5, 20, 22UTA @ HOU · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 13, 12, 7, 13, 19, 15, 7, 18HOU vs UTA · L
12.5 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 17, 22, 19, 20, 12, 11, 4, 16UTA @ HOU · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date
16 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 23, 18, 13, 12, 14, 22, 22, 16CLE vs WAS · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST