FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 22, 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
PHI87
ORL96
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +9
Final · R1 · G2
MIA108
ATL93
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +15
Final · R1 · G2
NOH93
DEN108
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +15
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 22, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (PHX @ SAS), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · PHI @ ORL

Orlando evens the series with Philadelphia at 1–1

Orlando won Game 2, 96–87, in the first round. Courtney Lee led Orlando with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final00+7+8+9ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI2118232587
ORL2125242696
Who led
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 5, 4, 12, 10, 17, 3, 18, 24ORL24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 18, 22, 16, 22, 6, 13, 15, 16ORL16 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 23, 20, 17, 10, 15, 30, 15, 30PHI30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 31, 5, 19, 19, 26, 21, 25, 24, 20, 21PHI21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+15.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.7Reg. season avg33.5Last 2 playoff games

33.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 17.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Reg. season avg18.1Last 2 playoff games

18.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 34.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg37.3Today

37 minutes today, against 25.2 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · MIA @ ATL · R1 · G2

Miami keeps Atlanta at arm's length

The Hawks never led at a quarter break. Miami won by 15. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL90–64G2 · @ ATLMIA108–93Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 33

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 42, 23, 27, 33, 32, 31, 55, 19, 33MIA @ ATL · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 12, 17, 18, 17, 5, 13, 36, 31DEN vs NOH · W
33.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 23, 20, 17, 10, 15, 30, 15, 30PHI @ ORL · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 5, 4, 12, 10, 17, 3, 18, 24ORL vs PHI · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 18, 23, 31, 23, 21, 12, 13, 22DEN vs NOH · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 31, 5, 19, 19, 26, 21, 25, 24, 20, 21PHI @ ORL · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST