FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 28, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ATL by 8 after three quarters and won 91–87.

Final · R1 · G5
MIL91
ATL87
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 MIL +4
Final · R1 · G5
UTA102
DEN116
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +14
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 28, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL @ SAS), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · MIL @ ATL

Milwaukee rallies from 8 down to win Game 5

Atlanta led by 8 after three. Final: 91–87. Series: Milwaukee 3, Atlanta 2. Brandon Jennings led Milwaukee with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3-8+4MIL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL2419183091
ATL2323231887
Who led
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 19, 21, 9, 34, 9, 13, 23, 25MIL25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 21, 28, 12, 16, 21, 22, 22, 19MIL19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 12, 8, 13, 15, 20, 10, 8, 25ATL25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 8, 18, 11, 12, 11, 8, 4, 22ATL22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · UTA @ DEN · R1 · G5

Denver gets one back against Utah

Game 5: 116–102. Utah leads the first round series 3–2. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs DEN
G1 · @ DENDEN126–113G2 · @ DENUTA114–111G3 · @ UTAUTA105–93G4 · @ UTAUTA117–106G5 · @ DENDEN116–102Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = DEN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 34 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg18.4Last 3 playoff games

18.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 34

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.
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26, 33, 24, 24, 34UTA @ DEN · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32, 25, 39, 26DEN vs UTA · W
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · −8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 18, 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25UTA @ DEN · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 12, 8, 13, 15, 20, 10, 8, 25ATL vs MIL · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 19, 21, 9, 34, 9, 13, 23, 25MIL @ ATL · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 8, 18, 11, 12, 11, 8, 4, 22ATL vs MIL · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST