FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 25, 2008Playoffs · 3 games
← Apr 24CalendarApr 26 →

3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3
DET75
PHI95
Q1 PHI 0; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +20
Final · R1 · G3
NOH87
DAL97
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +10
Final · R1 · G3
SAS115
PHX99
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +16
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 25, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (WAS @ CLE), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · NOH @ DAL

Dirk Nowitzki posts 32 and 19 as Dallas beats New Orleans

32 points and 19 rebounds in a 97–87 win. First round series: Dallas 1, New Orleans 2.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+7+11+10DAL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH1624232487
DAL2324272397
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31, 27, 32DAL32 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 22, 21, 10, 25, 30, 8, 16, 22DAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 12, 17, 4, 4, 2, 5, 10, 30NOH30 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 19, 15, 14, 22, 20, 35, 32, 16NOH16 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Second story · SAS @ PHX · R1 · G3

San Antonio goes up 3–0 on Phoenix

Game 3 went to the Spurs, 115–99. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 41 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs PHX
G1 · @ SASSAS117–115G2 · @ SASSAS102–96G3 · @ PHXSAS115–99Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 41 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.7 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Reg. season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 30 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 41

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.
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 20, 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32, 41SAS @ PHX · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31, 27, 32DAL vs NOH · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 12, 17, 4, 4, 2, 5, 10, 30NOH @ DAL · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 28, 21, 37, 28, 12, 33, 33, 28PHX vs SAS · L
31.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 23, 12, 16, 19, 14, 40, 18, 23SAS @ PHX · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 14, 9, 12, 18, 2, 13, 20, 23DET @ PHI · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST