FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 26, 2010Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CHA by 2 after the first quarter and won 99–90.

Final · R1 · G4
ORL99
CHA90
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +9
Final · R1 · G4
ATL104
MIL111
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +7
Final · R1 · G5
POR88
PHX107
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +19
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 26, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ DET), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · ORL @ CHA

Orlando closes out Charlotte in four

Orlando won Game 4, 99–90, to take the first round series 4–0. Vince Carter led Orlando with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

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 Q3Final0-2-2+3+9ORL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL2320282899
CHA2520232290
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 25, 6, 21, 17, 12, 19, 10, 21ORL21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 13, 17, 15, 21, 32, 13, 32, 18ORL18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Tyrus ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 10, 8, 13, 16, 4, 2, 8, 21CHA21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 8, 18, 14, 15, 25, 15, 13, 17CHA17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 18 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg3.0Last 3 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Reg. season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · POR @ PHX · R1 · G5

Phoenix beats Portland by 19, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 107–88. Series: 3–2. Channing Frye led Phoenix with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPOR105–100G2 · @ PHXPHX119–90G3 · @ PORPHX108–89G4 · @ PORPOR96–87G5 · @ PHXPHX107–88Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 29

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.
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 13, 18, 20, 31, 22, 27, 25, 29ATL @ MIL · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 16, 19, 21, 9, 34, 9, 13, 23MIL vs ATL · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Carlos DelfinoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 23, 10, 12, 9, 4, 8, 6, 22MIL vs ATL · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 7, 21, 28, 12, 16, 21, 22, 22MIL vs ATL · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Tyrus ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 10, 8, 13, 16, 4, 2, 8, 21CHA vs ORL · L
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 15, 22, 6, 31, 12, 11, 15, 21POR @ PHX · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST