FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 29, 2009Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOH by 3 after the first quarter and won 107–86.

Final · R1 · G5
MIA91
ATL106
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +23; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +15
Final · R1 · G5
NOH86
DEN107
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN 0; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +21
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 29, 2008: 4 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (SAS vs PHX), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · NOH @ DEN

Carmelo Anthony scores 34 in Denver rout of New Orleans

Final: 107–86, a 21-point win. Denver wins the first round series 4–1.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+14+21DEN AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH2722172086
DEN24253127107
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 23, 21, 12, 13, 22, 25, 26, 34DEN34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 19, 45, 5, 19, 15, 14, 12, 20DEN20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 31, 14, 34, 12, 21, 19, 14, 24NOH24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 8, 12, 9, 2, 12, 13, 12, 18NOH18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIA @ ATL · R1 · G5

Atlanta never trails at a break against Miami

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 106–91. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL90–64G2 · @ ATLMIA108–93G3 · @ MIAMIA107–78G4 · @ MIAATL81–71G5 · @ ATLATL106–91Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.3Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.3 in the regular season (39 games). Today: 6 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.5 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Reg. season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 34.5 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 34 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 23, 21, 12, 13, 22, 25, 26, 34DEN vs NOH · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 32, 31, 55, 19, 33, 29, 22, 29MIA @ ATL · L
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 30, 24, 9, 15, 16, 10, 14, 25ATL vs MIA · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 31, 14, 34, 12, 21, 19, 14, 24NOH @ DEN · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 15, 17, 29, 2, 15, 7, 11, 23ATL vs MIA · W
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 30, 8, 7, 23, 17, 13, 13, 20ATL vs MIA · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST