FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 26, 2008Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed TOR by 5 at halftime and won 106–94.

Final · R1 · G4
ORL106
TOR94
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +12
Final · R1 · G3
LAL102
DEN84
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +18
Final · R1 · G3
BOS93
ATL102
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL 0; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +9
Final · R1 · G4
HOU82
UTA86
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +4
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 26, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs PHX), 45 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · ORL @ TOR

Orlando takes Game 4, leads Toronto 3–1

106–94 in Toronto. The first round series continues. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Chris Bosh scored 39 for Toronto in the loss.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-5-1+12ORL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL31172533106
TOR2627212094
Who led
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 18, 18, 12, 15, 13, 18, 19, 27ORL27 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 20, 19, 15, 6, 25, 29, 19, 19ORL19 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 21, 30, 15, 8, 21, 29, 15, 39TOR39 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 10, 11, 18, 5, 6, 21, 12TOR12 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Second story · HOU @ UTA · R1 · G4

Utah wins Game 4 over Houston, 86–82

First round series: Utah 3, Houston 1. Deron Williams led Utah with 17 points, 1 rebound and 9 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs UTA
G1 · @ HOUUTA93–82G2 · @ HOUUTA90–84G3 · @ UTAHOU94–92G4 · @ UTAUTA86–82Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.2Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.2 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 39

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.
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 21, 30, 15, 8, 21, 29, 15, 39TOR vs ORL · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32BOS @ ATL · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 18, 18, 12, 15, 13, 18, 19, 27ORL @ TOR · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 25, 24, 17, 10, 20, 6, 13, 27ATL vs BOS · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23, 27, 23HOU @ UTA · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 30, 34, 21, 10, 5, 19, 11, 23ATL vs BOS · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST