FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 21, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed PHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 100–94.

Final · R1 · G3
CHI88
IND84
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +4
Final · R1 · G3
MIA100
PHI94
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +6
Final · R1 · G3
DAL92
POR97
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +5
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 21, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (CHA @ ORL), 27 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · MIA @ PHI

Dwyane Wade scores 32, Miami rallies past Philadelphia

Miami trailed by 8 after one and won 100–94. First round series: Miami 3, Philadelphia 0.

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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2-2+6MIA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA21292327100
PHI2923231994
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 32, 18, 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32MIA32 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 31, 29, 23, 27, 34, 21, 29, 24MIA24 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 12, 24, 22, 22, 8, 17, 3, 21PHI21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 11, 11, 13, 15, 21, 19, 12, 20PHI20 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · CHI @ IND · R1 · G3

Chicago beats Indiana, 88–84

Chicago led 65–64 after three and won by 4. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs IND
G1 · @ CHICHI104–99G2 · @ CHICHI96–90G3 · @ INDCHI88–84Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.9Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 8 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg11.2Last 3 playoff games

11.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 32

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 32, 18, 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32MIA @ PHI · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 15, 0, 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29DAL @ POR · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 20, 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25DAL @ POR · L
28.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 17, 18, 18, 13, 18, 2, 13, 25POR vs DAL · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 31, 29, 23, 27, 34, 21, 29, 24MIA @ PHI · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 30, 11, 39, 26, 15, 39, 36, 23CHI @ IND · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST