FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 20, 2009Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CHI by 3 at halftime and won 118–115.

Final · R1 · G2
CHI115
BOS118
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +3
Final · R1 · G2
DAL84
SAS105
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +21
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 · 2007–08Apr 20, 2008: 4 games. Top scorer: Pau Gasol (LAL vs DEN), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · CHI @ BOS

Ray Allen hits six threes, Boston tops Chicago

30 points for Ray Allen. Final: 118–115. First round series: Boston 1, Chicago 1. Ben Gordon scored 42 for Chicago in the loss.

Game flow · BOS 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+6-3+1+3BOS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI29322628115
BOS35233030118
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 14, 22, 10, 12, 21, 6, 4, 30BOS30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 19, 8, 22, 12, 15, 21, 18, 26BOS26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 12, 18, 17, 24, 39, 19, 23, 20, 42CHI42 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 17, 19, 14, 19, 7, 5, 12, 17CHI17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DAL @ SAS · R1 · G2

San Antonio never trails at a break against Dallas

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 105–84. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 38 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs SAS
G1 · @ SASDAL105–97G2 · @ SASSAS105–84Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+15.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg22.0Last 2 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg15.4Last 2 playoff games

15.4 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 42

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.
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 12, 18, 17, 24, 39, 19, 23, 20, 42CHI @ BOS · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
42 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 21, 17, 31, 25, 17, 29, 24, 38SAS vs DAL · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 14, 22, 10, 12, 21, 6, 4, 30BOS vs CHI · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 19, 8, 22, 12, 15, 21, 18, 26BOS vs CHI · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 20, 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29, 19BOS vs CHI · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 12 REB · 16 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 32, 21, 10, 28, 14, 31, 23, 18BOS vs CHI · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST