FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 23, 2010Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DEN by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–93.

Final · R1 · G3
BOS100
MIA98
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +2
Final · R1 · G3
DAL90
SAS94
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +4
Final · R1 · G3
DEN93
UTA105
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +12
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 23, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (BOS @ CHI), 24 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · DEN @ UTA

Utah goes up 2–1 on Denver

Game 3 went to the Jazz, 105–93. Deron Williams led Utah with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4+16+12UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2721202593
UTA21313221105
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26, 33, 24UTA24 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 15, 13, 15, 10, 7, 15, 18, 22UTA22 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32, 25DEN25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 29, 12, 27, 11, 16, 15, 17, 25DEN25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DAL @ SAS · R1 · G3

San Antonio wins Game 3 over Dallas, 94–90

First round series: San Antonio 2, Dallas 1. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs SAS
G1 · @ DALDAL100–94G2 · @ DALSAS102–88G3 · @ SASSAS94–90Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.6 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 35

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: 24, 30, 22, 40, 39, 25, 19, 36, 24, 35DAL @ SAS · L
31.7 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 10, 43, 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26, 29, 34MIA vs BOS · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 13, 20, 9, 24, 28, 16, 13, 32BOS @ MIA · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32, 25DEN @ UTA · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 10, 14, 15, 18, 16, 27, 25, 25SAS vs DAL · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 29, 12, 27, 11, 16, 15, 17, 25DEN @ UTA · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST