FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 18, 2009Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–97.

Final · OT · R1 · G1
CHI105
BOS103
Q1 CHI 0; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI +2
Final · R1 · G1
DET84
CLE102
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +18
Final · R1 · G1
DAL105
SAS97
Q1 DAL -11; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL 0; Q4 DAL +8
Final · R1 · G1
HOU108
POR81
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +27
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 1 · DAL @ SAS

Dallas takes Game 1, leads San Antonio 1–0

105–97 in San Antonio. The first round series continues. Josh Howard led Dallas with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DAL 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 Q3Final0-11-40+8DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL18272931105
SAS2920252397
Who led
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 14, 20, 24, 13, 25, 15, 15, 25DAL25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 35, 28, 31, 25, 29, 34, 30, 19DAL19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 22, 6, 25, 4, 14, 16, 20, 27SAS27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 24, 21, 17, 31, 25, 17, 29, 24SAS24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+19.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.8Reg. season avg36Today

36 points today in 50 minutes, against 16.8 a game in the regular season (81 games).

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 11 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−14.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg4Today

4 points today in 39 minutes, against 18.2 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Second story · CHI @ BOS · R1 · G1

Chicago draws first blood against Boston

Chicago won Game 1 of the first round, 105–103. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 36 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSCHI105–103Game by game through Apr 18, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

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: 24, 25, 31, 26, 38, 21, 27, 29, 37, 38CLE vs DET · W
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 24, 15, 18, 16, 22, 24, 20, 36CHI @ BOS · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high36 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 21, 20, 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29BOS vs CHI · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 3, 14, 11, 10, 20, 5, 7, 27HOU @ POR · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 22, 6, 25, 4, 14, 16, 20, 27SAS vs DAL · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 14, 20, 24, 13, 25, 15, 15, 25DAL @ SAS · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST