FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 21, 2009Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
DET82
CLE94
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +27; Q4 CLE +12
Final · R1 · G2
HOU103
POR107
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR 0; Q4 POR +4
Final · R1 · G2
UTA109
LAL119
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +10
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 21, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs WAS), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · HOU @ POR

Brandon Roy scores 42 as Portland beats Houston

Portland won 107–103. Brandon Roy: 42 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist. First round series: Portland 1, Houston 1.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+20+4POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU26252131103
POR28251935107
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 24, 26, 24, 15, 20, 6, 21, 42POR42 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 15, 20, 16, 21, 5, 8, 7, 27POR27 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 14, 11, 10, 20, 5, 7, 27, 23HOU23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Von WaferPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 12, 14, 13, 6, 13, 7, 6, 21HOU21 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · UTA @ LAL · R1 · G2

Lakers control Utah start to finish

Lakers won 119–109, leading by as many as 12 at a break. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL113–100G2 · @ LALLAL119–109Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg25.0Last 2 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg10.0Last 2 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Roy 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.
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 24, 26, 24, 15, 20, 6, 21, 42POR vs HOU · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date
42 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 21, 18, 25, 26, 17, 25, 16, 35UTA @ LAL · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 26, 38, 21, 27, 29, 37, 38, 29CLE vs DET · W
33.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 15, 20, 16, 21, 5, 8, 7, 27POR vs HOU · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 18, 22, 33, 32, 16, 16, 24, 26LAL vs UTA · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 14, 11, 10, 20, 5, 7, 27, 23HOU @ POR · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST