FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 29, 2008Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 3 after three quarters and won 92–87.

Final · R1 · G5
PHI81
DET98
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +17
Final · R1 · G5
DAL94
NOH99
Q1 NOH +6; Q2 NOH +15; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +5
Final · R1 · G5
UTA69
HOU95
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +26
Final · R1 · G5
PHX87
SAS92
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +5
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 29, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (GSW vs DAL), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · PHX @ SAS

Tony Parker scores 31 in San Antonio win over Phoenix

Final: 92–87. Tony Parker added 3 rebounds and 8 assists. San Antonio wins the first round series 4–1.

Game flow · SAS 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+4+9-3+5SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX2619271587
SAS3024152392
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32, 41, 18, 31SAS31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 16, 19, 14, 40, 18, 23, 14, 29SAS29 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 4, 8, 7, 12, 9, 10, 20, 22PHX22 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 37, 28, 12, 33, 33, 28, 7, 15PHX15 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · DAL @ NOH · R1 · G5

New Orleans leads Dallas wire to wire

New Orleans was ahead at every break and won 99–94. Best quarter: the first, 28–22. David West led New Orleans with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs NOH
G1 · @ NOHNOH104–92G2 · @ NOHNOH127–103G3 · @ DALDAL97–87G4 · @ DALNOH97–84G5 · @ NOHNOH99–94Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = NOH win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg30.0Last 3 playoff games

30.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 31

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: 20, 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32, 41, 18, 31SAS vs PHX · W
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 16, 19, 14, 40, 18, 23, 14, 29SAS vs PHX · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23, 27, 23, 29HOU vs UTA · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 30, 32, 26, 23, 27, 14, 24, 25NOH vs DAL · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 14, 22, 20, 35, 32, 16, 16, 24NOH vs DAL · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31, 27, 32, 22, 22DAL @ NOH · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST