FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 22, 2008Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 9 after the first quarter and won 102–96.

Final · R1 · G2
DAL103
NOH127
Q1 NOH +10; Q2 NOH +16; Q3 NOH +20; Q4 NOH +24
Final · R1 · G2
TOR103
ORL104
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +1
Final · R1 · G2
PHX96
SAS102
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +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 22, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ PHX), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · PHX @ SAS

Tony Parker scores 32 in San Antonio win over Phoenix

Final: 102–96. Tony Parker added 3 rebounds and 7 assists. First round series: San Antonio 2, Phoenix 0.

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 Q3Final0-9-7+9+6SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX3526112496
SAS26282721102
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 8, 20, 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32SAS32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 14, 16, 8, 10, 8, 12, 24, 29SAS29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 31, 28, 21, 37, 28, 12, 33, 33PHX33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 14, 16, 12, 6, 13, 3, 25, 23PHX23 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Second story · TOR @ ORL · R1 · G2

Orlando controls Toronto start to finish

Orlando won 104–103, leading by as many as 17 at a break. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 29 points, 20 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · TOR vs ORL
G1 · @ ORLORL114–100G2 · @ ORLORL104–103Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.1Reg. season avg33.5Last 2 playoff games

33.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.8 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 3 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 33

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.
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 31, 28, 21, 37, 28, 12, 33, 33PHX @ SAS · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 4, 19, 15, 14, 22, 20, 35, 32NOH vs DAL · W
33.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 17 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 8, 20, 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32SAS vs PHX · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 13, 30, 20, 19, 15, 6, 25, 29ORL vs TOR · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 32, 21, 30, 15, 8, 21, 29TOR @ ORL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 14, 16, 8, 10, 8, 12, 24, 29SAS vs PHX · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST