FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 18, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed PHX by 2 after three quarters and won 105–100.

Final · R1 · G1
OKC79
LAL87
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +8
Final · R1 · G1
CHA89
ORL98
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +9
Final · R1 · G1
SAS94
DAL100
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +6
Final · R1 · G1
POR105
PHX100
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +5
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 · 2008–09Apr 18, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs DET), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · POR @ PHX

Andre Miller scores 31 as Portland wins in Phoenix

Final: 105–100. Andre Miller made 10 of 17 shots from the field. First round series: Portland 1, Phoenix 0.

Game flow · POR 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+1-2+5POR AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR25192635105
PHX24192928100
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 24, 23, 13, 6, 15, 22, 6, 31POR31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 21, 16, 21, 27, 27, 24, 15, 22POR22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 9, 10, 18, 11, 23, 18, 5, 25PHX25 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 29, 22, 29, 24, 35, 26, 20, 18PHX18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SAS @ DAL · R1 · G1

Dallas never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 100–94. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · SAS vs DAL
G1 · @ DALDAL100–94Game by game through Apr 18, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+19.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg32Today

32 points today in 37 minutes, against 12.6 a game in the regular season (65 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Reg. season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−13.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.3Reg. season avg5Today

5 points today in 28 minutes, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 36

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: 34, 28, 24, 30, 22, 40, 39, 25, 19, 36DAL vs SAS · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 15, 18, 8, 13, 17, 15, 21, 32ORL vs CHA · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 24, 23, 13, 6, 15, 22, 6, 31POR @ PHX · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 23, 24, 10, 14, 15, 18, 16, 27SAS @ DAL · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 43, 32, 16, 10, 26, 15, 8, 26SAS @ DAL · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 5, 14, 28, 8, 18, 14, 15, 25CHA @ ORL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST