FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 23, 2011Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DAL by 18 after three quarters and won 84–82.

Final · R1 · G4
CHI84
IND89
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +5
Final · R1 · G4
DAL82
POR84
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -18; Q4 POR +2
Final · R1 · G3
SAS88
MEM91
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +3
Final · R1 · G3
OKC97
DEN94
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +3
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 23, 2010: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL @ SAS), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · DAL @ POR

Portland rallies from 18 down to win Game 4

Dallas led by 18 after three. Final: 84–82. Series: Portland 2, Dallas 2. Brandon Roy led Portland with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2-18+2POR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL1621301582
POR1124143584
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 5, 11, 5, 2, 2, 0, 16, 24POR24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 17, 12, 24, 22, 27, 24, 20, 18POR18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20DAL20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 0, 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29, 13DAL13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · OKC @ DEN · R1 · G3

OKC takes Game 3, leads Denver 3–0

97–94 in Denver. The first round series continues. Kevin Durant led OKC with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · OKC vs DEN
G1 · @ OKCOKC107–103G2 · @ OKCOKC106–89G3 · @ DENOKC97–94Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.7Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 22 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 26

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 29, 28, 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26OKC @ DEN · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 28, 22, 14, 27, 14, 25, 11, 25MEM vs SAS · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 15, 25, 28, 20, 24, 19, 21, 24IND vs CHI · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 5, 11, 5, 2, 2, 0, 16, 24POR vs DAL · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 26, 17, 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23OKC @ DEN · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 23, 6, 18, 25, 12, 0, 17, 23SAS @ MEM · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST