FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 27, 2008Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed PHI by 10 at halftime and won 93–84.

Final · R1 · G4
CLE100
WAS97
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +3
Final · R1 · G4
SAS86
PHX105
Q1 PHX +21; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +28; Q4 PHX +19
Final · R1 · G4
DET93
PHI84
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +9
Final · R1 · G4
NOH97
DAL84
Q1 NOH -7; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +13
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 27, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (NJN vs TOR), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · DET @ PHI

Detroit evens the series with Philadelphia at 2–2

Detroit won Game 4, 93–84, in the first round. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DET 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-10+8+9DET AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET1917342393
PHI2521162284
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 9, 9, 10, 2, 12, 16, 18, 23DET23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 9, 4, 5, 2, 24, 16, 2, 20DET20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 21, 15, 11, 18, 10, 11, 10, 15PHI15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 6, 15, 11, 27, 17, 6, 4, 13PHI13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · NOH @ DAL · R1 · G4

New Orleans beats Dallas, 97–84

New Orleans led 76–66 after three and won by 13. David West led New Orleans with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · NOH vs DAL
G1 · @ NOHNOH104–92G2 · @ NOHNOH127–103G3 · @ DALDAL97–87G4 · @ DALNOH97–84Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = NOH win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg22.1Last 3 playoff games

22.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.7 in the regular season (13 games). Today: 10 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 28.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 34

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: 33, 17, 33, 34, 13, 27, 32, 30, 22, 34CLE @ WAS · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 10, 3, 16, 6, 14, 8, 5, 27PHX vs SAS · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 14, 30, 32, 26, 23, 27, 14, 24NOH @ DAL · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 27, 15, 25, 12, 23, 9, 15, 23WAS vs CLE · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 9, 9, 10, 2, 12, 16, 18, 23DET @ PHI · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31, 27, 32, 22DAL vs NOH · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST