FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 23, 2009Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed LAL by 8 after three quarters and won 88–86.

Final · R1 · G3
BOS107
CHI86
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +21
Final · R1 · G3
SAS67
DAL88
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +33; Q4 DAL +21
Final · R1 · G3
LAL86
UTA88
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA -8; Q4 UTA +2
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 23, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs DEN), 49 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · LAL @ UTA

Utah stays alive against Lakers

An 88–86 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 23 points, 22 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+4-8+2UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL1722291886
UTA2617172888
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 10, 15, 25, 20, 16, 27, 20, 23UTA23 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 18, 25, 26, 17, 25, 16, 35, 13UTA13 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 15, 7, 17, 8, 16, 13, 19, 21LAL21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 26, 27, 12, 12, 20, 20, 22, 20LAL20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BOS @ CHI · R1 · G3

Steady Boston beats Chicago

Leads at every break, then a 107–86 final. Paul Pierce led Boston with 24 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs CHI
G1 · @ BOSCHI105–103G2 · @ BOSBOS118–115G3 · @ CHIBOS107–86Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 14 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 24

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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 21, 10, 28, 14, 31, 23, 18, 24BOS @ CHI · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 10, 15, 25, 20, 16, 27, 20, 23UTA vs LAL · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 15, 7, 17, 8, 16, 13, 19, 21LAL @ UTA · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29, 19, 20BOS @ CHI · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 26, 27, 12, 12, 20, 20, 22, 20LAL @ UTA · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 31, 25, 29, 34, 30, 19, 14, 20DAL vs SAS · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST