FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 3, 2009Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed DAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 109–95.

Final · R1 · G7
MIA78
ATL91
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +13
Final · R2 · G1
DAL95
DEN109
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +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 · 2007–08May 3, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: David West (NOH vs SAS), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · DAL @ DEN

Denver takes Game 1, leads Dallas 1–0

109–95 in Denver. The conference semifinals series continues. Nene Hilario led Denver with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+7+14DEN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2423282095
DEN16353127109
Who led
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 13, 10, 12, 8, 2, 13, 10, 24DEN24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 21, 12, 13, 22, 25, 26, 34, 23DEN23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 34, 30, 19, 14, 20, 12, 31, 28DAL28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 6, 11, 4, 14, 3, 17, 12, 15DAL15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIA @ ATL · R1 · G7

Atlanta keeps Miami at arm's length

The Heat never led at a quarter break. Atlanta won by 13. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL90–64G2 · @ ATLMIA108–93G3 · @ MIAMIA107–78G4 · @ MIAATL81–71G5 · @ ATLATL106–91G6 · @ MIAMIA98–72G7 · @ ATLATL91–78Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.0Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 15 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.5 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 7 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Reg. season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade 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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 55, 19, 33, 29, 22, 29, 41, 31MIA @ ATL · L
29.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 34, 30, 19, 14, 20, 12, 31, 28DAL @ DEN · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 9, 15, 16, 10, 14, 25, 13, 27ATL vs MIA · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 13, 10, 12, 8, 2, 13, 10, 24DEN vs DAL · W
11.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 21, 12, 13, 22, 25, 26, 34, 23DEN vs DAL · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 30, 8, 7, 23, 17, 13, 13, 20, 7, 21ATL vs MIA · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST