FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 16, 2011Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed PHI by 12 after the first quarter and won 97–89.

Final · R1 · G1
IND99
CHI104
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -8; Q4 CHI +5
Final · R1 · G1
PHI89
MIA97
Q1 MIA -12; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +8
Final · R1 · G1
ATL103
ORL93
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +10
Final · R1 · G1
POR81
DAL89
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +8
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 1 · PHI @ MIA

Miami takes Game 1, leads Philadelphia 1–0

97–89 in Miami. The first round series continues. Chris Bosh led Miami with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · MIA 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 Q3Final0-12+5+11+8MIA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI3118202089
MIA1935261797
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 26, 24, 16, 18, 27, 13, 15, 25MIA25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 35, 27, 31, 29, 23, 27, 34, 21MIA21 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 22, 14, 8, 25, 20, 9, 13, 20PHI20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 17, 15, 11, 11, 13, 15, 21, 19PHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · IND @ CHI · R1 · G1

Chicago draws first blood against Indiana

Chicago won Game 1 of the first round, 104–99. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 39 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs CHI
G1 · @ CHICHI104–99Game by game through Apr 16, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+23.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg46Today

46 points today in 46 minutes, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (78 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−13.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.9Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 19 minutes, against 15.9 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Top performances

Dwight Howard 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.
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 17, 26, 31, 18, 15, 19, 13, 46ORL vs ATL · L
46.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Antonio McDyess DEN, Feb 28, 1999: 46 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Career high46 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 36, 19, 30, 11, 39, 26, 15, 39CHI vs IND · W
39.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 16, 16, 20, 20, 19, 23, 32, 28DAL vs POR · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 24, 32, 18, 17, 12, 24, 22, 27POR @ DAL · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 15, 21, 17, 18, 17, 19, 6, 27ORL vs ATL · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 26, 24, 16, 18, 27, 13, 15, 25MIA vs PHI · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST