FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 30, 2009Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · 3OT · R1 · G6
BOS127
CHI128
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI 0; OT2 CHI 0; OT3 CHI +1
Final · R1 · G6
ORL114
PHI89
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +25
Final · R1 · G6
POR76
HOU92
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +16
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 30, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs WAS), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · BOS @ CHI

John Salmons scores 35, Chicago wins in triple overtime

Tied 101–101 after regulation. Final: 128–127. First round series: Chicago 3, Boston 3. Ray Allen scored 51 for Boston in the loss.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (7 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0+11+2+7000+1CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
BOS26311925899127
CHI372224188910128
Who led
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 7, 5, 12, 17, 14, 20, 17, 35CHI35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 24, 20, 36, 10, 9, 23, 14, 28CHI28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 21, 6, 4, 30, 18, 28, 10, 51BOS51 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 15, 21, 18, 26, 14, 10, 21, 23BOS23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · POR @ HOU · R1 · G6

Houston controls Portland start to finish

Houston won 92–76, leading by as many as 18 at a break. Metta World Peace led Houston with 27 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs HOU
G1 · @ PORHOU108–81G2 · @ PORPOR107–103G3 · @ HOUHOU86–83G4 · @ HOUHOU89–88G5 · @ PORPOR88–77G6 · @ HOUHOU92–76Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 51 points in 59 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg53Today

53 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 51

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.
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 21, 6, 4, 30, 18, 28, 10, 51BOS @ CHI · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +33.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 7, 5, 12, 17, 14, 20, 17, 35CHI vs BOS · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +19.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 6, 13, 15, 16, 14, 17, 24, 29ORL @ PHI · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 24, 20, 36, 10, 9, 23, 14, 28CHI vs BOS · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 9, 10, 17, 19, 9, 12, 10, 27HOU vs POR · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 5, 8, 7, 27, 13, 19, 25, 26POR @ HOU · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST