FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 25, 2009Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by NOH (vs DEN) and LAL (vs UTA).

Final · R1 · G3
DEN93
NOH95
Q1 NOH -5; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +2
Final · R1 · G4
SAS90
DAL99
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +9
Final · R1 · G3
ATL78
MIA107
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +29
Final · R1 · G4
LAL108
UTA94
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +14
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 25, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (SAS @ PHX), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · DEN @ NOH

Chris Paul scores 32, New Orleans holds off Denver

Final: 95–93. Chris Paul added 5 rebounds and 12 assists. First round series: New Orleans 1, Denver 2.

Game flow · NOH 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 Q3Final0-5+3+5+2NOH AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2621252193
NOH2129271895
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 29, 42, 31, 9, 26, 21, 14, 32NOH32 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 28, 20, 31, 14, 34, 12, 21, 19NOH19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 23, 31, 23, 21, 12, 13, 22, 25DEN25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 17, 18, 17, 5, 13, 36, 31, 16DEN16 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · LAL @ UTA · R1 · G4

Lakers take Game 4, lead Utah 3–1

108–94 in Utah. The first round series continues. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 38 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · LAL vs UTA
G1 · @ LALLAL113–100G2 · @ LALLAL119–109G3 · @ UTAUTA88–86G4 · @ UTALAL108–94Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.7Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 11 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 43

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.
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 31, 25, 17, 29, 24, 38, 12, 43SAS @ DAL · L
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
43 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 33, 32, 16, 16, 24, 26, 18, 38LAL @ UTA · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 29, 42, 31, 9, 26, 21, 14, 32NOH vs DEN · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 42, 23, 27, 33, 32, 31, 55, 19, 33, 29MIA vs ATL · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 13, 25, 15, 15, 25, 7, 17, 28DAL vs SAS · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 4, 14, 16, 20, 27, 13, 4, 25SAS @ DAL · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST