FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 24, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CHA by 5 at halftime and won 90–86.

Final · R1 · G3
ORL90
CHA86
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL 0; Q4 ORL +4
Final · R1 · G4
PHX87
POR96
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +9
Final · R1 · G3
ATL89
MIL107
Q1 MIL +17; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +18
Final · R1 · G4
LAL89
OKC110
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +21
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 24, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (ORL @ PHI), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · ORL @ CHA

Jameer Nelson scores 32 in Orlando win over Charlotte

Final: 90–86. Jameer Nelson added 4 rebounds and 3 assists. First round series: Orlando 3, Charlotte 0.

Game flow · ORL 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+2-50+4ORL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL2912252490
CHA2719202086
Who led
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 8, 13, 17, 15, 21, 32, 13, 32ORL32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 10, 7, 11, 14, 9, 19, 13, 14ORL14 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 8, 15, 29, 14, 17, 14, 18, 27, 19CHA19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 6, 16, 18, 10, 8, 6, 0, 14CHA14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · PHX @ POR · R1 · G4

Portland pulls level with Phoenix

Game 4 to Portland, 96–87. The first round series is tied 2–2. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs POR
G1 · @ PHXPOR105–100G2 · @ PHXPHX119–90G3 · @ PORPHX108–89G4 · @ PORPOR96–87Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg4.0Last 2 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Reg. season avg43.9Today

44 minutes today, against 30.5 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Jameer Nelson leads the day with 32

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.
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 8, 13, 17, 15, 21, 32, 13, 32ORL @ CHA · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 27, 27, 24, 15, 22, 11, 17, 31POR vs PHX · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 24, 35, 26, 20, 18, 18, 20, 26PHX @ POR · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 25, 13, 18, 20, 31, 22, 27, 25ATL @ MIL · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 22, 7, 21, 28, 12, 16, 21, 22MIL vs ATL · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 45, 33, 35, 40, 30, 31, 24, 32, 29, 22OKC vs LAL · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST