FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 24, 2008Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 6 after three quarters and won 94–92.

Final · R1 · G3
ORL94
TOR108
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +14
Final · R1 · G3
CLE72
WAS108
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +26; Q4 WAS +36
Final · R1 · G3
HOU94
UTA92
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU 0; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +2
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 24, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (CHI vs MIA), 27 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · HOU @ UTA

Houston stays alive against Utah

A 94–92 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · HOU 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+40-6+2HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2717262494
UTA2321321692
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 13, 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23, 27HOU27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 28, 12, 13, 16, 18, 5, 6, 20HOU20 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 4, 18, 19, 17, 5, 20, 22, 28UTA28 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 10, 20, 21, 8, 20, 13, 15UTA15 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · ORL @ TOR · R1 · G3

Steady Toronto beats Orlando

Leads at every break, then a 108–94 final. T.J. Ford led Toronto with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs TOR
G1 · @ ORLORL114–100G2 · @ ORLORL104–103G3 · @ TORTOR108–94Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.2Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 28

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.
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 4, 18, 19, 17, 5, 20, 22, 28UTA vs HOU · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 13, 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23, 27HOU @ UTA · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 12, 23, 24, 17, 11, 21, 12, 26ORL @ TOR · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 17, 33, 34, 13, 27, 32, 30, 22CLE @ WAS · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 14, 14, 10, 11, 18, 5, 6, 21TOR vs ORL · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 28, 12, 13, 16, 18, 5, 6, 20HOU @ UTA · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST