FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 28, 2009Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CHI by 4 after three quarters and won 106–104.

Final · OT · R1 · G5
CHI104
BOS106
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +2
Final · R1 · G5
PHI78
ORL91
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +13
Final · R1 · G5
DAL106
SAS93
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +13
Final · R1 · G5
HOU77
POR88
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +11
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 28, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (ATL vs BOS), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · CHI @ BOS

Boston takes Game 5 in overtime

Tied 93–93 after regulation, Boston beat Chicago 106–104. Series: Boston 3, Chicago 2. Rajon Rondo led Boston with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+2-3-40+2BOS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHI2126232311104
BOS2321222713106
Who led
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29, 19, 20, 25, 28BOS28 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 28, 14, 31, 23, 18, 24, 29, 26BOS26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 39, 19, 23, 20, 42, 15, 22, 26CHI26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 10, 2, 0, 3, 7, 14, 18, 19CHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.9Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 28 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · HOU @ POR · R1 · G5

Portland leads Houston wire to wire

Portland was ahead at every break and won 88–77. Best quarter: the first, 29–26. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs POR
G1 · @ PORHOU108–81G2 · @ PORPOR107–103G3 · @ HOUHOU86–83G4 · @ HOUHOU89–88G5 · @ PORPOR88–77Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 31

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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 29, 34, 30, 19, 14, 20, 12, 31DAL @ SAS · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 4, 14, 16, 20, 27, 13, 4, 25, 30SAS vs DAL · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29, 19, 20, 25, 28BOS vs CHI · W
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 25, 17, 29, 24, 38, 12, 43, 26SAS vs DAL · L
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 21, 25, 24, 20, 21, 29, 13, 26PHI @ ORL · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 39, 19, 23, 20, 42, 15, 22, 26CHI @ BOS · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST