FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 27, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
← Apr 26CalendarApr 28 →

4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
MIA86
BOS96
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +10
Final · R1 · G5
CHI94
CLE96
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +2
Final · R1 · G5
SAS81
DAL103
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +22
Final · R1 · G5
OKC87
LAL111
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +28; Q4 LAL +24
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 27, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs UTA), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · CHI @ CLE

Cleveland finishes off Chicago, wins the series 4–1

96–94 in Game 5 of the first round. Antawn Jamison led Cleveland with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · CLE 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+1+7+2+2CLE AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2622232394
CLE2728182396
Who led
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 23, 19, 7, 15, 14, 19, 24, 25CLE25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 27, 42, 19, 24, 40, 39, 37, 19CLE19 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 26, 39, 27, 28, 23, 31, 21, 31CHI31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 14, 7, 11, 12, 20, 20, 16, 26CHI26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIA @ BOS · R1 · G5

Boston leads Miami wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 96–86. Best quarter: the first, 29–21. Ray Allen led Boston with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS85–76G2 · @ BOSBOS106–77G3 · @ MIABOS100–98G4 · @ MIAMIA101–92G5 · @ BOSBOS96–86Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 31 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Caron Butler 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.
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 18, 15, 20, 22, 17, 2, 17, 35DAL vs SAS · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +20.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26, 29, 34, 46, 31MIA @ BOS · L
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 26, 39, 27, 28, 23, 31, 21, 31CHI @ CLE · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 14, 7, 11, 12, 20, 20, 16, 26CHI @ CLE · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 23, 28, 18, 19, 25, 17, 13, 25LAL vs OKC · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 23, 19, 7, 15, 14, 19, 24, 25CLE vs CHI · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST