FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 24, 2011Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed LAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 93–88.

Final · R1 · G4
MIA82
PHI86
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +4
Final · R1 · G4
BOS101
NYK89
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +12
Final · R1 · G4
ORL85
ATL88
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +3
Final · R1 · G4
LAL88
NOH93
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +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 24, 2010: 4 games. Top scorer: Jameer Nelson (ORL @ CHA), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · LAL @ NOH

Chris Paul posts 27-13-15 as New Orleans tops Lakers

A triple-double in a 93–88 win. First round series: New Orleans 2, Lakers 2.

Game flow · NOH 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 Q3Final0-3+4+2+5NOH AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2520222188
NOH2227202493
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 7, 0, 15, 7, 33, 20, 22, 27NOH27 PTS · 13 REB · 15 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 21, 11, 5, 6, 6, 22, 12, 19NOH19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 24, 31, 27, 36, 34, 11, 30, 17LAL17 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 8, 26, 17, 18, 8, 8, 17, 16LAL16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.6Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.6 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · MIA @ PHI · R1 · G4

Philadelphia stays alive against Miami

An 86–82 win in Game 4 cuts the first round deficit to 3–1. Evan Turner led Philadelphia with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · MIA vs PHI
G1 · @ MIAMIA97–89G2 · @ MIAMIA94–73G3 · @ PHIMIA100–94G4 · @ PHIPHI86–82Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony 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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 31, 25, 34, 21, 15, 42, 15, 32NYK vs BOS · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 29, 23, 27, 34, 21, 29, 24, 31MIA @ PHI · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 18, 15, 19, 13, 46, 33, 21, 29ORL @ ATL · L
32.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 7, 0, 15, 7, 33, 20, 22, 27NOH vs LAL · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jason Kidd PHX, Dec 18, 1999: 27 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
27 PTS · 13 REB · 15 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 14, 10, 15, 21, 15, 12, 9, 26BOS @ NYK · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 13, 13, 13, 14, 23, 25, 23, 25ATL vs ORL · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST