FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 18, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed IND by 3 at halftime and won 96–90.

Final · R1 · G2
PHI73
MIA94
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +21
Final · R1 · G2
IND90
CHI96
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI 0; Q4 CHI +6
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 · 2009–10Apr 18, 2010: 4 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs SAS), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · IND @ CHI

Derrick Rose goes for 36 in Chicago win over Indiana

Chicago won 96–90. First round series: Chicago 2, Indiana 0.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final0-1-30+6CHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND1829202390
CHI1727232996
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 27, 36, 19, 30, 11, 39, 26, 15, 39, 36CHI36 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 12, 14, 24, 12, 14, 8, 12, 17CHI17 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 17, 17, 15, 25, 28, 20, 24, 19IND19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
AJ PricePoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 7, 12, 2, 0, 4, 7, 8, 13IND13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.0Reg. season avg37.5Last 2 playoff games

37.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 36 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg3.0Last 2 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · PHI @ MIA · R1 · G2

Miami leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 94–73. Best quarter: the second, 30–18. LeBron James led Miami with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs MIA
G1 · @ MIAMIA97–89G2 · @ MIAMIA94–73Game by game through Apr 18, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 36

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.
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 27, 36, 19, 30, 11, 39, 26, 15, 39, 36CHI vs IND · W
37.5 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 27, 31, 29, 23, 27, 34, 21, 29MIA vs PHI · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 24, 16, 18, 27, 13, 15, 25, 21MIA vs PHI · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 17, 17, 15, 25, 28, 20, 24, 19IND @ CHI · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 14, 8, 25, 20, 9, 13, 20, 18PHI @ MIA · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 12, 14, 24, 12, 14, 8, 12, 17CHI vs IND · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date
17 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST