FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 28, 2008Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 10 after three quarters and won 97–92.

Final · R1 · G5
TOR92
ORL102
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +10
Final · R1 · G4
BOS92
ATL97
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL -10; Q4 ATL +5
Final · R1 · G4
LAL107
DEN101
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +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 28, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (WAS vs CLE), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · BOS @ ATL

Joe Johnson scores 35, Atlanta rallies past Boston

Atlanta trailed by 10 after three and won 97–92. First round series: Atlanta 2, Boston 2.

Game flow · ATL 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+5+3-10+5ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2424271792
ATL2922143297
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 34, 21, 10, 5, 19, 11, 23, 35ATL35 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 24, 17, 10, 20, 6, 13, 27, 28ATL28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 13, 11, 14, 3, 18, 15, 13, 21BOS21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20BOS20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · TOR @ ORL · R1 · G5

Orlando closes out Toronto in five

Orlando won Game 5, 102–92, to take the first round series 4–1. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 21 points, 21 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs ORL
G1 · @ ORLORL114–100G2 · @ ORLORL104–103G3 · @ TORTOR108–94G4 · @ TORORL106–94G5 · @ ORLORL102–92Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.4Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.4 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 26 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 31.3 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 35

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.
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 34, 21, 10, 5, 19, 11, 23, 35ATL vs BOS · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31LAL @ DEN · W
33.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 24, 17, 10, 20, 6, 13, 27, 28ATL vs BOS · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 24, 11, 23, 13, 15, 21, 11, 26DEN vs LAL · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 33, 28, 33, 21, 30, 31, 15, 22DEN vs LAL · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 19, 15, 6, 25, 29, 19, 19, 21ORL vs TOR · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST