FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 26, 2009Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed POR by 6 after three quarters and won 89–88.

Final · 2OT · R1 · G4
BOS118
CHI121
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI 0; OT2 CHI +3
Final · R1 · G4
CLE99
DET78
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +21
Final · R1 · G4
ORL84
PHI81
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL 0; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +3
Final · R1 · G4
POR88
HOU89
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +1
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 26, 2008: 4 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (TOR vs ORL), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · POR @ HOU

Houston beats Portland by 1, moves within one of advancing

Game 4: 89–88. Series: 3–1. Yao Ming led Houston with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · HOU 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+8+6-6+1HOU AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2222261888
HOU3020142589
Who led
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 20, 20, 22, 23, 24, 11, 7, 21HOU21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 15, 28, 8, 5, 19, 12, 19, 17HOU17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 24, 15, 20, 6, 21, 42, 19, 31POR31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 16, 21, 5, 8, 7, 27, 13, 19POR19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · BOS @ CHI · R1 · G4

Chicago pulls level with Boston

Game 4 to Chicago, 121–118. The first round series is tied 2–2. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs CHI
G1 · @ BOSCHI105–103G2 · @ BOSBOS118–115G3 · @ CHIBOS107–86G4 · @ CHICHI121–118Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 10 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg8.4Last 3 playoff games

8.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Reg. season avg55.1Today

55 minutes today, against 33.0 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 25 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 38, 21, 27, 29, 37, 38, 29, 25, 36CLE @ DET · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 24, 15, 20, 6, 21, 42, 19, 31POR @ HOU · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 10, 28, 14, 31, 23, 18, 24, 29BOS @ CHI · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 10, 12, 21, 6, 4, 30, 18, 28BOS @ CHI · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 13, 11, 16, 7, 10, 8, 8, 26DET vs CLE · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29, 19, 20, 25BOS @ CHI · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST