FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 19, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
CHI102
CLE112
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE 0; Q4 CLE +10
Final · R1 · G2
UTA114
DEN111
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +3
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 19, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (DEN vs NOH), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · UTA @ DEN

Deron Williams scores 33, Utah holds off Denver

Final: 114–111. Deron Williams added 2 rebounds and 14 assists. First round series: Utah 1, Denver 1.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+12+6+3UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA33302526114
DEN30213129111
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 20, 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26, 33UTA33 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 25, 20, 28, 18, 19, 5, 19, 20UTA20 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32DEN32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 18, 9, 11, 3, 20, 8, 19, 18DEN18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CHI @ CLE · R1 · G2

Cleveland beats Chicago by 10, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 112–102. Series: 2–0. LeBron James led Cleveland with 40 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs CLE
G1 · @ CLECLE96–83G2 · @ CLECLE112–102Game by game through Apr 19, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg29.5Last 2 playoff games

29.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 33 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg12.5Last 2 playoff games

12.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 38, 27, 34, 23, 27, 42, 19, 24, 40CLE vs CHI · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Stephon Marbury PHX, Apr 6, 2003: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 20, 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26, 33UTA @ DEN · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32DEN vs UTA · L
37.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 8, 17, 16, 18, 9, 21, 10, 25CHI @ CLE · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
Career high25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 12, 24, 25, 26, 39, 27, 28, 23CHI @ CLE · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 25, 20, 28, 18, 19, 5, 19, 20UTA @ DEN · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST