FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 25, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 11 at halftime and won 92–89.

Final · R1 · G4
BOS92
MIA101
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA +9
Final · R1 · G4
CLE121
CHI98
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +23
Final · R1 · G4
DAL89
SAS92
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -11; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +3
Final · R1 · G4
DEN106
UTA117
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +11
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 25, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (SAS @ DAL), 43 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · DAL @ SAS

San Antonio takes Game 4, leads Dallas 3–1

92–89 in San Antonio. The first round series continues. George Hill led San Antonio with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-11+7+3SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL1731113089
SAS2017292692
Who led
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 9, 6, 6, 6, 0, 7, 17, 29SAS29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 10, 26, 15, 8, 26, 23, 15, 17SAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 40, 39, 25, 19, 36, 24, 35, 17DAL17 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 23, 18, 15, 20, 22, 17, 2, 17DAL17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · BOS @ MIA · R1 · G4

Miami avoids elimination, forces Game 5

101–92 over Boston. The first round series is 3–1. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 46 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs MIA
G1 · @ BOSBOS85–76G2 · @ BOSBOS106–77G3 · @ MIABOS100–98G4 · @ MIAMIA101–92Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 46 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 46

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 43, 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26, 29, 34, 46MIA vs BOS · W
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Nov 10, 1999: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Season high46 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32, 25, 39DEN @ UTA · L
34.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 23, 27, 42, 19, 24, 40, 39, 37CLE @ CHI · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Pascal Siakam TOR, Oct 21, 2022: 37 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
37 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 28, 18, 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31UTA vs DEN · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 9, 6, 6, 6, 0, 7, 17, 29SAS vs DAL · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +21.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26, 33, 24, 24UTA vs DEN · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST