FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 17, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 3 at halftime and won 85–76.

Final · R1 · G1
CHI83
CLE96
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +13
Final · R1 · G1
MIL92
ATL102
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +22; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +10
Final · R1 · G1
MIA76
BOS85
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +9
Final · R1 · G1
UTA113
DEN126
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +13
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 1 · MIA @ BOS

Boston takes Game 1, leads Miami 1–0

85–76 in Boston. The first round series continues. Paul Pierce led Boston with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · BOS 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 Q3Final0-1-3-2+9BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2915221076
BOS2813232185
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 27, 16, 13, 20, 9, 24, 28, 16BOS16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 18, 12, 19, 14, 19, 8, 14, 15BOS15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 10, 43, 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26MIA26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 7, 14, 9, 9, 14, 15, 8, 15MIA15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+18.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg34Today

34 points today in 40 minutes, against 15.5 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−8.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 31 minutes, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (78 games).

Second story · MIL @ ATL · R1 · G1

Atlanta leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 102–92. Best quarter: the first, 34–17. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL102–92Game by game through Apr 17, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 42

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: 26, 10, 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42DEN vs UTA · W
42.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 3, 2002: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 23, 4, 12, 16, 19, 21, 9, 34MIL @ ATL · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 26, 12, 24, 25, 26, 39, 27, 28CHI @ CLE · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 10, 43, 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26MIA @ BOS · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 8, 20, 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26UTA @ DEN · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 38, 27, 34, 23, 27, 42, 19, 24CLE vs CHI · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST